This rendition of O Come, O Come Emmanuel by Bette Midler was the only really traditional Christmas hymn on her seasonal album, Cool Yule, but it is a very assured and expressive vocal.
This rendition of O Come, O Come Emmanuel by Bette Midler was the only really traditional Christmas hymn on her seasonal album, Cool Yule, but it is a very assured and expressive vocal.
Winn Collier writes about the longing that Advent epitomises, a Gospel fuelled desire for the fulfilment of redemption.
We have peace, and long for peace. We have hope, and long for that expectation to be fully realised.
From Collier:
I’m aching for peace.
To be sure, I’m not angling for anything easy or contrived or oblivious – that’s not peace; that’s avoidance. But I do want an end to relational hostility. I do want the hungry fed and the oppressed to be free. I do want enemies to become friends, or at least not to hate one another. I do want that inner quiet that marks the way of wisdom: the capacity to live in tensions, the courage to refuse the rage of the moment, the open-heartedness that allows us to be surprised, the tenacity to never lose hope.Read his full devotional here.
O Come, O Come Emmanuel continues on, with Katherine Jenkin’s rendition from her 2012 album This Is Christmas.
Dan Rockwell reflects on this quote from the late George H.W. Bush: “I think history will point out some of the things I did wrong and perhaps some of the things we did right.”
He notes that some who refer to the quote overlook Bush’s use of the pronouns ‘I’ and ‘We’, so even misquoting and changing the ‘we’ to another ‘I’.
When it comes to failure, be like President Bush. Use “I.” When it comes to success, use “we.”
“I” reflects personal responsibility.
“We” respects others.
The shift from “I” to “we” is the heart of humble leadership. A side benefit of taking responsibility is trust.Read the entire post at Leadership Freak.
