In this series on Jesus as a crisis leader, the previous video, podcast episode, and blogpost presented the crisis that broke out in the Capernaum synagogue, where Jesus’ enemies were gathered and mobilized. The highpoint of Jesus’ response was his public breakthrough to a new and advanced …
Jesus led by making the crisis explicit
John 6 reveals the pivotal events through which Jesus made explicit a building crisis. He took the initiative, launching the last phase of his earth career, and giving an advanced addition to his many-sided saving message of truth. Watch the 14:17 video or listen to the podcast episode. …
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Jesus’ leadership in skirmishes
As the movement Jesus led became strong, some religious leaders became defensive and hostile. Before their opposition reached the level of a crisis, there were some early skirmishes. Here we look at three of them to observe more of Jesus' qualities as a leader. Watch the 13:57 video or listen to …
Jesus, well-balanced leader
Speaking with a nephew of mine, I asked about his children. He said that they were well balanced--good in school, sports, and social life, and none of these taken to extremes. I know enough about him and his parents and grandmother to guess that there was another factor which he left out, the …
Want the core of strong character as a gift?
The core of strong character is righteousness, which is not something that we can achieve by human effort alone. We need to come, as members of God's universal family, to hunger and thirst for it. Only that supreme desire--which I crudely compare to that of the wrestler pictured on the …
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What happens after you die?
Video (9 minutes) Podcast episode Sophia, a philosopher, and Evan, an evangelist met in Athens. She wanted to see where Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle had been, and he wanted to see where Paul had preached. Evan shared his Christian understanding with Sophia, and she shared her …
