America has a crisis of confidence in its government, its large businesses, its schools and its churches. For the last few decades Americans have been leaving existing organizations and not joining new ones. Robert Putnam discussed the decline in social capital the US has experienced in his book Bowling Alone. Part of our loss of leadership…
People don’t delegate responsibility because they believe the following myths:1. I could do it better and faster myself2. I’m not doing my job if I have to ask someone to help3. If someone wants to help, they’ll tell me4. I’m the only one who knows how to do it5. If I do it, I know…
Many people today download their personal responsibilities to institutions and leaders. People expect government to deliver human services instead of the church, but that’s beginning to change because of budget cuts. It’s common for church members to rely on Sunday school classes and youth pastors to spiritually raise their children. Adults often let pastors and…
Many people today download their personal responsibilities to institutions and leaders. People expect government to deliver human services instead of the church, but that’s beginning to change because of budget cuts. It’s common for church members to rely on Sunday school classes and youth pastors to spiritually raise their children. Adults often let pastors and…
I have put God in a box by trying to figure out how God’s sovereignty fits with man’s responsibility. Our human mind can’t fully comprehend this wonderful truth. God uses my wrong choices to accomplish His will. Because God’s ways are so high, I don’t understand it. Judges 14 shows how Samson’s unwise decisions accomplished…