It is quite astonishing that when Jesus spoke about true freedom, he said it in the context of his own submission to the Father: "So Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, … Continue reading True Freedom
“Moving People on to God’s Agenda”
"Moving people on to God's agenda." This is the definition of spiritual leadership that father-and-son Henry and Richard Blackaby gave in their book Spiritual Leadership. I got "hooked" reading it. I even read chapters from the book that are not part of our required reading for our Transforming Leadership class. In contrast to many leadership … Continue reading “Moving People on to God’s Agenda”
Bonhoeffer on Lust
"When you have made your eye the instrument of impurity, you cannot see God with it...Jesus does not impose intolerable restrictions on his disciples, he does not forbid them to look at anything, but bids them look on him." These are the words of Deitrich Bonhoeffer. He was a German pastor who was hanged in … Continue reading Bonhoeffer on Lust