by Bob | Nov 11, 2013 | Pastoral Ministry, Pastors
How Criticism of Jay Cutler Is Like Criticism of Pastors Okay, I know some of you are already getting bothered by my analogy between Jay Cutler and pastors. Please be patient, I’m not finished with this blog post yet… So, yesterday, Jay Cutler (the Chicago Bears’...
by Bob | Sep 25, 2013 | Leadership, Pastoral Leadership, Pastoral Ministry, Pastors, Pornography, Prayer
5 to Live By: 5 Top Christian Blog Posts of the Week 5 top Christian blog posts of the week—posts on leadership, criticism, victory over porn, prayer, and pastoral ministry. 8 Questions to Assess Whether Your Leadership Reveals the Character of God Thabiti...
by Bob | Dec 18, 2011 | Chicago Bears
To Find Fault Is Easy…and Cowardly Plutarch noted that, “To find a fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.” Life Imitating Sports A recent sports’ situation illustrates this well. As many of you know, I am a big-time Chicago Bears’ fan. Da Bears starting QB, Jay...
by Bob | Nov 26, 2011 | Quotes
It Is Not the Critic Who Counts I’ve always been encouraged by Theodore Roosevelt’s speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910, called Citizenship in a Republic. Here is an oft-quoted excerpt from that speech. “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who...
by Bob | Jul 18, 2011 | Conflict Resolution, Pastoral Ministry
Spiritual Leadership and Humble Relationships: Part 2—1 Corinthians 4:1-5 In Part 1, we saw Paul (in 1 Corinthians 1:1-9) respond to his critics by saying: “First, I want you to know that you are sanctified and holy. Second, I always thank God for you because of his...