Tag: Billy Graham
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Safeguarding Against the Abuse of Power
Even the noblest of leaders can succumb to the lure of entitlement. We work hard, often at a lower salary than our efforts should provide. What would be so wrong with accepting the perks the job can provide? In the recent downfall of Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill we saw some of this illustrated, most…
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Keeping Ministry Attractive to your Children
As part of celebrating my first Blog-i-versary, I am re-posting some of my favorite posts which capture the heart of NoSuperHeroes. This post is one I enjoy because it captures the tension of missions and family. In the stage of life our family is, this is just as real today as when I wrote it.…
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Scandal!
“Tim Tebow involved in a sex scandal.” “Billy Graham greatly overestimated the numbers saved at his crusades.” “Outspoken Christian Jeremy Lin is really a Buddhist.” People loves a good scandal. Anyone of the above headlines would cause a flurry of clicks to read the account of a hero falling. (For the record, they are all false.) The…