Great thoughts from D.C. Innes and Anthony Bradley on the importance of virtue in leaders. Innes is reflecting on themes from Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goldman and others. I've appreciated other work form Goldman. An excerpt from Innes: The authors contend that central to the success of any leader is his (or her) ability to be emotionally compelling to those under his care: “Great leaders move us.” Your boss will foster a work environment that is emotionally toxic or harmonious, dissonant or resonant. Leaders who have a tin ear to workplace … [Read more...] about Virtuous vs. Narcissistic Leadership
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Luke Hancock Praying for Kevin Ware
A touching article by Adam Himmelsbach in USA Today on Luke Hancock praying for Kevin Ware immediately after his horrific injury in University of Louisville's game against Duke: When Louisville forward Luke Hancock saw Kevin Ware lying near the sideline with a shattered right leg, he initially recoiled like his teammates. Some Cardinals were vomiting, others were crying and inconsolable. But then Hancock thought back to last summer, when he suffered a gruesome shoulder injury in a pickup game. He remembered how others were aghast. He remembered how former Louisville guard Andre McGee was … [Read more...] about Luke Hancock Praying for Kevin Ware
Fal$e Teacher$
From Shai Linne's new album Lyrical Theology, Pt. 1: Theology, comes a song called Fal$e Teacher$ which "names names." He gives his motivation here: … [Read more...] about Fal$e Teacher$
Rick Warren Asks for Prayer After Son Takes Own Life
Matthew Warren, 27, who struggled from birth with mental illness, has taken his own life. This is a good time to join with millions of others in prayer for Pastor Warren and his family. Here's what he wrote to his staff: To my dear staff, Over the past 33 years we’ve been together through every kind of crisis. Kay and I’ve been privileged to hold your hands as you faced a crisis or loss, stand with you at gravesides, and prayed for you when ill. Today, we need your prayer for us. No words can express the anguished grief we feel right now. Our youngest son, Matthew, age 27, and a … [Read more...] about Rick Warren Asks for Prayer After Son Takes Own Life
A “Black and Tan” Round-Up
For those following the interactions between Doug Wilson and Thabiti Anyabwile over Wilson's book Black and Tan and it's prequel Southern Slavery: As It Was, or for those who were interested in the discussion but got busy and never got back around to it, Thabiti has posted a round-up containing links and brief summaries for all the posts. … [Read more...] about A “Black and Tan” Round-Up
Andrew Peterson on Plumbing the Depths of the Gospel
One of the things I appreciate about Andrew Peterson's music is the combination of hope, beauty, and redemption, combined with an acknowledgement of the brokenness of this world. Petar Nenadov, elder and staffmember of Lakeside Christian Church in Akron, Ohio, interviews Peterson on plumbing the depths of the gospel. An excerpt: At the beginning of your recent album you quote J. R. R. Tolkien—"we all long for Eden, and we are constantly glimpsing it: our whole nature at its best and least corrupted, its gentlest and most humane, is still soaked with the sense of exile"—affirming both the … [Read more...] about Andrew Peterson on Plumbing the Depths of the Gospel