Saturday, January 17, 2009

This summer I've been asked to discuss with a church plant in Kenya the Biblical model and view of leadership. I requested a different topic, maybe the Kingdom of God and its implications in our day, or something along those lines. Nevertheless, no matter how inadequate I feel on this subject, I'll begin preparing soon. I'll be focusing mostly on service, and just thought of a new thread with the help of Dan and the movie Prince Caspian:

Not for the sake of your dignity, but for the love of your people.

Maybe leaders should be judged less by their dignity and more by the true love of their people? Do I have anything there?

Thursday, January 01, 2009

I've been saying this for at least two years now, and it appears closer than I thought. All of those countries (Russia, Venezuela, etc.) who thumbed their noses at the IMF and World Bank when times were gooed (i.e. commodity prices high) will come crawling back in no time begging for aid. Like I said, it appears closer than expected:

After Russia "de-privatized" (the government word for stealing) oil assets, the Minsk-born Denver investment manager says, it reinvested little in new production facilities or maintenance, which has led inevitably to declining production. He expects Russia to need to do an about-face and beg foreign investors, and possibly even the International Monetary Fund, for a bailout.