Gideon: Sharing Potential
God helped Gideon to see his potential and he began to shape it with his first leadership action, demolishing the altar of Baal. But God’s calling for Gideon was to deliver his people from the Midianites. Reaching this goal required Gideon to share his potential with others. So he called men around him to go […]
Joseph: A Substitute Dream
Issue #219, November 1, 2017 After 13 years of bitter disappointments everything changes for Joseph when he is called by the king to interpret another dream. In the morning he is a prisoner but by evening he’s the prime minister of the most powerful nation on earth! Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has […]
Joseph: The Death of a Dream
Issue #215, September 6, 2017 As a 17-year-old, it was exciting for Joseph to have a dream. He was going to be someone great and do great things! But one day as he went to visit his brothers his dream came crashing down. But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, […]
Joseph: The Birth of a Dream
Issue #214, August 23, 2017 Josephs’ dream was born when he was a young man, 17 years old. Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. He said to them, "Listen to this dream I had: We were binding sheaves of grain out in the […]
Joseph: The Birth of a Dreamer
Issue #213, August 9, 2017 The story of Joseph’s life in the final 14 chapters of Genesis gives us more details than almost any other biblical figure. Joseph was certainly not perfect but his story is one of very few that contains no major character flaws or failures. All of us can learn many lessons […]
A Sense of Timing: A Time to Sow
Issue #203, March 22, 2017 The writer of Ecclesiastes, in the passage on timing, says that there is “a time to plant” (Ecclesiastes 3:2). Farmers know that there is a time for sowing seeds in anticipation of a harvest. Leaders also recognize the value of sowing. Leaders “sow” ideas in their own minds and plant […]
A Sense of Timing: A Time to Share Vision
Issue #200, February 8, 2017 Every leader has a vision for the future but many visions fail because the leader shares them at the wrong time. Some share it too early before it is ready while others wait too long and the opportunity passes by. The best leaders, like Nehemiah, have a sense of timing […]
A Sense of Timing: A Time to Stay
Issue #191, October 5, 2016 Paul left when his time was up after a short visit in Tyre, but in Ephesus he stayed for two years! Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God. But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and […]
A Sense of Timing: Time to Plan
Issue #188, August 24, 2016 Leaders are people of action and movement. But wise leaders recognize that there is also a time to plan. Jesus taught the importance of taking time to plan. “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if […]
Daniel: A Steward of Dreams
Issue #167, October 28, 2015 Daniel’s story is filled with dreams beginning with his training in the king’s service to excel in the interpretation of dreams. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds (Daniel 1:17). As his life story develops, Daniel interprets two dreams for Nebuchadnezzar and the hand writing on the […]