Title: Acclaimed Arrival
Author: Christopher Harbin
Text: Luke 19:28-40
What do we look for in a leader? That can be a conflicted and convoluted question. We do not always consider the question from the same angle when we ask or reflect on it, much less every angle. At times, we consider intelligence. At other times, we consider experience. At other times, we consider physical attributes. At other times we reflect on skills sets. Then we may look to concerns of character, values, vision, purpose, or who a person surrounds themselves with. We may want one kind of leader on the ball-field, another at the helm of a ship, another for an expedition, and an altogether different leader for community organizing. Our goals and objectives determine a lot of that. What do we seek in one to lead the whole of our very lives?
Perhaps, we need better clarity regarding our life objectives, what we want to achieve in life playing a big role in defining them. Much plays into that, ranging the gamut of our fears, struggles, hopes, dreams, doubts, and even the stories informing our notion of life's purpose and what it means for us to be or have been successful. Some may focus entirely on survival. Others focus on competing definitions of success. Others look to questions of a legacy. Others are more concerned with sucking the most juice out of every moment and life experience. If we are not clear on what we are seeking, does it even matter who leads us?
The Monroe City Council approved a purchase order this week for an armored vehicle for use by its Police Department. Jesus entered Jerusalem on an untamed donkey's colt. The contrast of images could hardly be greater. One portrays military might, coercive power, and dominance through fear, force, and intimidation. It presents faceless, impersonal, raw power. The only fear associated with riding an untamed colt is personal injury from its erratic and unruly behavior.
Jesus' donkey entrance portrays peace with no threat of ...
Author: Christopher Harbin
Text: Luke 19:28-40
What do we look for in a leader? That can be a conflicted and convoluted question. We do not always consider the question from the same angle when we ask or reflect on it, much less every angle. At times, we consider intelligence. At other times, we consider experience. At other times, we consider physical attributes. At other times we reflect on skills sets. Then we may look to concerns of character, values, vision, purpose, or who a person surrounds themselves with. We may want one kind of leader on the ball-field, another at the helm of a ship, another for an expedition, and an altogether different leader for community organizing. Our goals and objectives determine a lot of that. What do we seek in one to lead the whole of our very lives?
Perhaps, we need better clarity regarding our life objectives, what we want to achieve in life playing a big role in defining them. Much plays into that, ranging the gamut of our fears, struggles, hopes, dreams, doubts, and even the stories informing our notion of life's purpose and what it means for us to be or have been successful. Some may focus entirely on survival. Others focus on competing definitions of success. Others look to questions of a legacy. Others are more concerned with sucking the most juice out of every moment and life experience. If we are not clear on what we are seeking, does it even matter who leads us?
The Monroe City Council approved a purchase order this week for an armored vehicle for use by its Police Department. Jesus entered Jerusalem on an untamed donkey's colt. The contrast of images could hardly be greater. One portrays military might, coercive power, and dominance through fear, force, and intimidation. It presents faceless, impersonal, raw power. The only fear associated with riding an untamed colt is personal injury from its erratic and unruly behavior.
Jesus' donkey entrance portrays peace with no threat of ...
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