Luke 19:15 But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!” “Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered. There are moments in history that change its course, both personally and even collectively. Some of those changes are small, seemingly insignificant moments. Some areContinue reading “Apr 30 Political Expedience – John 19:15”
Tag Archives: Compromise
To Win!
1 Corinthians 9:19 Thought I am free and long to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. How far would you go to win in a battle? The football field, the NASCAR race track, the front register bottom line, an election, the neighbor who keeps violatingContinue reading “To Win!”
Little Compromises
1 Corinthians 5:6 Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? Have you noticed that when an organization starts changing for the worse, that as you examine the history of the organization there were small changes in the wrong direction before it fell. It isContinue reading “Little Compromises”
Whitewashing Problems
Ezekiel 13:10 “ ‘Because they lead my people astray, saying, “Peace,” when there is no peace, and because, when a flimsy wall is built, they cover it with whitewash, We love to have things look good on the outside. Branding and marketing has overtaken us as a society. We spend so much time looking at theContinue reading “Whitewashing Problems”
A Soul’s Price Tag
Mark 8:36-38 How much does a soul cost? What is its value? What is its worth? In some movies we see the exchange of a soul for something of value to the bargainer. Musical talent or ‘the girl’ are often the objects of desire gained through the exchange, but the cost ends up beingContinue reading “A Soul’s Price Tag”
Profit At What Price?
Mark 5:11-12 Profit and loss. These are powerful words in the world of business. Even non-profit organizations must break even. They have bills to pay and salaries to support. Some people will sell their souls to make a profit. Many extremely wealthy people have done just that. Money has turned into their god, andContinue reading “Profit At What Price?”
Leak
Proverbs 14:35 Work relationships can be just as difficult as personal relationships. This is true at every level of work group. If we have just one other person with whom we work, things can get complicated and stressful. Large organizations often have Human Resource Managers, part of whose job is to help with theseContinue reading “Leak”
The Arnold Journey 