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A Shepherd's Hope for His People (Lamentations 5)
The American Church must examine herself and consider her ways, lest she be disgraced.

Kraig Smith
5 days ago4 min read
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"Something is rotten in Denmark"
True leaders do not make choices with reference to the opinion of the majority. They make choices based on the opinion of the truth and the truth can come from either the majority or the minority!

Kraig Smith
Nov 244 min read
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A Shepherd's Concern for the Future, Part 2
God shows no mercy to His non-repentant, adulterous children ....

Kraig Smith
Nov 54 min read
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A Shepherd's Concern for the Future of the Flock
"Mankind, He has told each of you what is good and what the Lord requires of you:
To act justly,
To love faithfulness,
And to walk humbly with your God" (Micah 6:8).

Kraig Smith
Oct 275 min read
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Bill Maher misunderstands the 10 Commandments ....
Having laid the ethical foundation of Himself as the final arbiter, God then lays down the basic laws which recognize that big crimes against humanity stem from the committing of little crimes and normalized deviance. Following these basic laws, then, forestalls the human "take" reflex so damaging to human culture and society.

Kraig Smith
Aug 188 min read
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Staying Focused, Jude 1:24-25
Adulation and adoration are THE great temptations for every leader (and follower). We begin to believe our own press and perseverate on our strengths and talents. This tunnel vision induces self-aggrandizement, causing leaders to lose focus on their values, their morals, and their ethics and, lemming-like, to follow that path off the cliff of self . . . .

Kraig Smith
Aug 45 min read
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Avoid the con! (Jude 1:17-23)
Five tools to avoid emotional flooding and manipulation

Kraig Smith
Jul 286 min read
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The Con Artist, Jude 1:12-16
Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions--Niccolo Machiavelli

Kraig Smith
Jul 214 min read
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The Imposter Leader (Jude 1:8-11)
So do the shadows of our own desires stand between us and our better angels, and thus their brightness is eclipsed (Charles Dickens,...

Kraig Smith
Jul 77 min read
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I'm Sexy and I Know It . . . (Jude 1:4, 8, 10)
Leadership focused on the sensual and instinctual encourages self-centeredness, not God-centeredness.

Kraig Smith
Jun 236 min read
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Why do you do what you do? (Jude 1:4)
"Why do you do what you do?" Understanding the leader's motivation is key!

Kraig Smith
Jun 164 min read
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Jude 1:3 (The Bone of Contention!)
These days, a sling of truth can still make Goliath fall (Tom Althouse) Bone of Contention? What is a "bone of contention"? Sounds...

Kraig Smith
Jun 94 min read
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Called, Cherished, and Kept (Jude 1:1)
The faithful Christian leader lives out of identity in Christ and points the flock to do the same.

Kraig Smith
May 125 min read
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