Author: Richard Blackaby
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The Case for Boring Leadership: Why Steady Leaders Build Strong Organizations
Not every organization needs a charismatic hero. Learn why steady, humble, long-term leadership often builds healthier, stronger, and more resilient organizations.
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What Did God Say?
I recently had an interesting conversation with a woman about her spiritual journey. During an acutely painful period in her life, she lost a child. In her grief, God remained silent. She wondered why he wasn’t speaking words of comfort to her. Eventually, she began…
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The Courage and Faith to Stop
Most people prefer spring to winter (unless they’re a hockey fan!). We enjoy the excitement of beginnings, not the melancholy of endings. Starting a new job or business feels far more exhilarating than hitting our twenty-year work anniversary. Yet I’ve learned that it takes just…
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Busyness versus Fruitfulness
In North America, if someone asks how you’re doing, you’re likely to reply, “I’ve been busy.” Responding any other way could imply that you aren’t an important person with important things to do. In today’s culture, busyness has replaced holiness, wisdom, and virtue as the…
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Book Review: The Core
Dr. Matt Paden, Dr. L. Ken Jones, The Core: 8 Principles for Building Strong, Authentic Leadership (affiliate link). Nashville: Forefront Books, 2026. 236 pages. The Core: 8 Principles for Building Strong, Authentic Leadership addresses the core habits and practices of effective leaders. Ken Jones mentored…
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Causes or Symptoms?
Throughout history, the church has often struggled to discern what mattered most. Innumerable battles have been waged over periphery concerns. Just because someone is passionate or angry about something doesn’t mean it’s an issue of great importance. When the gospel was spreading across the Gentile…
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Book Review: Spiritual Maturity
J. Oswald Sanders, Spiritual Maturity (affiliate link). Chicago: Moody Press, 1962. 192 pages. J. Oswald Sanders is one of my favorite writers. He wrote Spiritual Leadership (affiliate link), the classic on which my dad and I based our book by the same name. In Spiritual…
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The Leader’s Confidence
I knew a minister who was asked to resign from four churches in a row. He was a nice man who longed to be a pastor, but he couldn’t lead. All four churches noted that when faced with problems or possibilities, he was indecisive. He…
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Book Review: Celebrating God Our Founder at America’s 250th Birthday
Cynthia Scott, Celebrating God Our Founder at America’s 250th Birthday (affiliate link). Gilbert, Arizona: Redemption Press, 2025. 269 pages. July 4, 2026, marked the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. Much has been written to commemorate that historic milestone. Cynthia…
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Notes from a 10K
I ran a 10K on Saturday. It wasn’t pretty. I hadn’t run since suffering from a severely herniated disc in my lower back three years ago. But the time was right to try again. Taking three years off of running hadn’t been good for my…