About 7 years ago, the elders of our church met to talk about the kind of service goals we have and what we'd like to accomplish over a 10 year period. A big part of that was our world missions program.
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"Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed. Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. Read more

I was thinking about why politicians and leaders who start out in the public square and seem to possess the character defined by one set of stated values, over time, make decisions that appear to be at odds with those values. They go into politics with a set of goal and ideals and over time succumb to forces that prevent them from following through.  Many who find themselves leading in corporate, organizational or political leadership come to this personal crisis. The systems that they must operate within tend to introduce forces which work against their values.

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