Why do Christian leaders fall?
How can a person who does so much good also be capable of doing something to terrible?
I have been working on an equation I’ll call the “Corruptibility Quotient”.
The premise is that we all carry pain inside us. That pain makes us fragile; it means we have a breaking point.
Pace is a multiplier of pain.
Power is also a multiplier of pain.
But proximity to people in authentic, vulnerable, reciprocal relationships is a divider.
(Power ✖️ Pain) ➕ (Pace ✖️ Pain) ➗Proximity = Corruptibility
Here is a paradox of leadership. Great leaders care deeply for the people committed to their care but they are not controlled by what those people think of them.
Rulers of nations have come and gone for 2000 years but the church remains. We did not know all that would befall us 4 years ago nor do we know the times ahead. But the task of the church remains unchanged: to know Christ & make him known. To be salt & light in this time & place.
We must face the fact that some who should have had the most discernment in America have been among those most deceived. Discernment comes from deep familiarity with God’s word. As we enter 2021 we need more Bible from God and less fable from men. #prayingforamerica
2 minutes from the sermon today on political idolatry, the danger of claiming that God has a vested interest in the material prosperity of one country over another or one political party over another...and the temptation to call out someone else’s idols while ignoring our own.
How to spot an idol:
What am I counting on to bring me security or safety, comfort or peace, value or worth, prosperity or immortality that cannot actually deliver on that promise?