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Saved by the Pilot

pilot, Rescue, Saved, Scripture

In 2009,US Airways Flight 1549 left New York. Three minutes into the flight, the plane was surrounded by a flock of birds. The flight crew was unable to avoid them, and both engines were…

Unlikely Leadership

Influence, Leaders, Relationships, Unexpected

Leadership and influence can happen in unexpected ways and from unexpected people. The film Ratatouille (directed by Brad Bird…

Some Good News

announcements, Good News, happy, news, Positivity

During the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, actor John Krasinski launched the Some Good News network with his…

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Coaching Godliness

Godliness, Leader, Training

Godliness, Leader, Training

Leadership is an aspect of our lives in almost every situation, even if we are just leading ourselves in living for Christ. This takes…

Who’s In Charge?

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arguing, in charge, Leader

In an office situation or in a group of kids, you will sometimes find disagreement over who is in charge of leading the group….

Second Nature

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habits, muscle memory, second nature

One key to making free throws is muscle memory. When shooters master the free throw, they make the shot movement second nature. They don’t…

Finished

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complete, done, finished

Teachers plan their lessons with the assumption that their students will take a certain amount of time to finish the assignments. This frequently leads…

The Forerunner

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Battle, battles of life, forerunner, Leader, Leadership

In the classic battle scene from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Gandalf appears over the ridge of the mountain just as…

Middle Man

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barracks, Church, intermediary, Prison, prison camp

N. T. Wright shares the story of an Australian prisoner of war to illustrate Jesus’s role in this passage: “Tom Moore was in charge…

Look-A-Likes

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Image, look-a-like, representation

This video of celebrities and their historical look-a-likes can serve as a light-hearted illustration to talk about how Jesus is the perfect representation of…

Determination

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confirmed, Determination

On December 5, 1963, an Olympian was born in the United Kingdom. Michael Edwards, who would become “Eddie the Eagle,” decided from an early…

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