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Aaron and Moses: Two Kinds of Leaders.

When the Israelites complained, Aaron made an idol and they partied like drunken frat boys. God told Moses: “Go down at once! For your people you brought up from the land of Egypt have acted wickedly. They have made for themselves an image of a calf. They have bowed down to it, sacrificed to it,Continue reading “Aaron and Moses: Two Kinds of Leaders.”

Passive Voice of Biblical Proportions.

You know what passive voice is? It’s the opposite of Jocko Willink’s “extreme ownership.” Writers and English teachers deride passive voice because it is an attempt to conceal the cause of things, such as when you say, “the lamp fell and broke,” rather than “I broke the lamp.” In Exodus 32, Aaron employs passive voice.Continue reading “Passive Voice of Biblical Proportions.”

Integrity is More Than Telling the Truth.

You can WORK with integrity.  How? By doing your best, by not cutting corners.  Give it your all.  You can also READ with integrity.  Integrity requires not giving up until you fully understand.  That may mean reading over and over or looking things up, or asking for help.  When you read with integrity you grabContinue reading “Integrity is More Than Telling the Truth.”