All tagged Suffering
Suffering is a non-negotiable for leaders. It just comes with the territory. If you lead, you will suffer. The problem is that most Christians do not have a good theology of suffering. They have been told that Christ died so that we don’t have to suffer. This leaves leaders disillusioned. Read More...
Paul was on the very last leg of his life imprisoned under Nero, the most blood lusting, insane, and terrifying emperor in Roman history. Under Nero's reign, thousands of Christians were persecuted and tortured (i.e., impaled on lampposts, thrown to the lions, beaten to death, etc.). Read More...
To be exemplary leaders, we must be tested. We don’t get a free pass. Every new level of leadership requires increasing our threshold of pain. No pain, no gain. New level, new devil. The higher we go, the harder it gets. With every advance, comes greater opposition. All gold standard leaders must be refined in the furnace. Read More…
