Lausanne 3 ended with an amazing, Christ-honoring two-and-a-half hour liturgical praise session last night. You could tell we were on Africa time and not on Western “got to get home to watch the NFL game” time. I have many been to many multi-national gatherings of Christ-followers and have enjoyed them all. But this felt different. […]
Tag: suffering
Nelson Mandela reputedly said when asked how he became the president of South Africa, “I suffered my way into leadership.” Nelson was not alone. In 1775 George Washington, in his formal acceptance of leadership the Continental Army, gave Congress a fair warning: “I beg it be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I […]