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Defining Reality and Giving Hope

The great general Napoleon Bonaparte is credited with saying: “The role of the leader is to define reality and give hope.” While true at all times, this is especially true during times of severe crisis – such as the one we’re currently facing.  This is when leaders need to balance realism with optimism.

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Discipleship Distilled Down

Defining what a disciple is has been debated long and hard.  However, when you consider that Scripture uses the Greek word mathetes for “disciple,” the meaning is pretty straightforward.  The word simply means learner. 

In other words, disciples are people who learn to be like Jesus was and learn to do what Jesus did. 

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