Rylee Cooper’s Reviews > In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership > Status Update

“The loud, boisterous noises of the world, make us deaf to the soft, gentle, and loving voice of God. A Christian leader is called to help people to hear that voice and be so comforted and consoled.”

“It seems easier to be God than to love God, easier to control people than to love people, easier to own life than to love life.”

“Laying down your life means making your own faith and doubt, hope and despair, joy and sadness, courage and fear available to others as ways of getting in touch with the Lord of life. We are not healers. We are not reconcilers. We are not givers of life. We are sinful, broken, vulnerable people who need as much care as anyone we care for.

“Christian leaders cannot simply be persons who have well-informed opinions about the burning issues of our time. Their leadership must be rooted in the permanent intimate relationship with the incarnate Word, Jesus, and they need to find there the source for their words, advice and guidance.”

“The radical good news is that the second love is only a broken reflection of the first love, and that the first love is offered to us by a God in whom there are no shadows. Jesus‘s heart is the incarnation of the shadow-free first love of God”