Leadership

As I am currently learning a lot about leadership, I decided that it would make a good blog post. There are nine characteristics that an effective leader should have and they are: "leads by example, good motivator, good communication, supports team members, stands up to top management, decisive, visionary, encourages new ideas, and technically competent." (Pinto, p. 123). In which order would you rank the nine characteristics of effective leadership. Would you consider yourself a leader based on those characteristics? I cannot see myself as a leader, but others may very well disagree with me on that.

Pinto, J. K.(2007). Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc.

In Chapter 5, Josh McDowell titles the chapter as, “Who Would Die for A Lie?” (McDowell, p. 60 ) It is indeed a very good question, why would the apostles die for a lie. It is even more astonishing that the apostles were willing to be crucified for believing in a lie. The apostles testimonies were strengthened by not only being eye witnesses, but also that they, themselves had to be convinced that Jesus was risen and the fact that they later boldly proclaimed their belief. Josh believes that he can trust the apostles’ testimony since; they were willing to die for their beliefs.
In Chapter 6, Josh McDowell titles the chapter as, “What Good is a Dead Messiah.” (McDowell, p. 72) In chapter 6 Josh states that many people have died for a cause, it is not the same as the cause for which the apostles died. Back in the time of Jesus, the Jewish people were expecting a ruling Messiah, who would free them of the oppression by the Romans at the time and with the apostles having been raised as Jews. They too were probably expecting such a Messiah, so when Jesus predicted his death, they may very well have been confused at first. So that when the crucifixion had taken place, they probably lost hope for a short time. However, after Jesus appeared to the apostles, they begin to bold proclaim the message of salvation through the nations.
1 Corinthians 15:5

McDowell, Josh.
More Than A Carpenter . United States of America: Tyndale House: Publishers, 1973

May the Lord bless and keep thee and thine!
Nakwana Leofman

"More than a Carpenter:" Chapter 5 and Chapter 6

In Chapter 5, Josh McDowell titles the chapter as, “Who Would Die for A Lie?” (McDowell, p. 60 ) It is indeed a very good question, why would the apostles die for a lie. It is even more astonishing that the apostles were willing to be crucified for believing in a lie. The apostles testimonies were strengthened by not only being eye witnesses, but also that they, themselves had to be convinced that Jesus was risen and the fact that they later boldly proclaimed their belief. Josh believes that he can trust the apostles’ testimony since; they were willing to die for their beliefs.
In Chapter 6, Josh McDowell titles the chapter as, “What Good is a Dead Messiah.” (McDowell, p. 72) In chapter 6 Josh states that many people have died for a cause, it is not the same as the cause for which the apostles died. Back in the time of Jesus, the Jewish people were expecting a ruling Messiah, who would free them of the oppression by the Romans at the time and with the apostles having been raised as Jews. They too were probably expecting such a Messiah, so when Jesus predicted his death, they may very well have been confused at first. So that when the crucifixion had taken place, they probably lost hope for a short time. However, after Jesus appeared to the apostles, they begin to bold proclaim the message of salvation through the nations.
1 Corinthians 15:5

McDowell, Josh.
More Than A Carpenter . United States of America: Tyndale House: Publishers, 1973

May the Lord bless and keep thee and thine!
Nakwana Leofman

"More Than A Carpenter:" Chapter 5 & Chapter 6

In Chapter 5, Josh McDowell titles the chapter as, “Who Would Die for A Lie?” (McDowell, p. 60 ) It is indeed a very good question, why would the apostles die for a lie. It is even more astonishing that the apostles were willing to be crucified for believing in a lie. The apostles testimonies were strengthened by not only being eye witnesses, but also that they, themselves had to be convinced that Jesus was risen and the fact that they later boldly proclaimed their belief. Josh believes that he can trust the apostles’ testimony since; they were willing to die for their beliefs.

In Chapter 6, Josh McDowell titles the chapter as, “What Good is a Dead Messiah.” (McDowell, p. 72) In chapter 6 Josh states that many people have died for a cause, it is not the same as the cause for which the apostles died. Back in the time of Jesus, the Jewish people were expecting a ruling Messiah, who would free them of the oppression by the Romans at the time and with the apostles having been raised as Jews. They too were probably expecting such a Messiah, so when Jesus predicted his death, they may very well have been confused at first. So that when the crucifixion had taken place, they probably lost hope for a short time. However, after Jesus appeared to the apostles, they begin to bold proclaim the message of salvation through the nations. In 1 Corinthians 15:5, it states that he appeared to Cephas or Peter and also to the twelve.

McDowell, Josh.
More Than A Carpenter . United States of America: Tyndale House: Publishers, 1973

May the Lord bless and guide thee and thine kin!
Nakwana Leofman

Netowrk+ Exam

For those out there that know people who will be taking the new Network+ exam. As long as they study for it, they will do well on it. I passed the exam, toward the end of last year. I found the test to be easier than I thought it would be.

Nakwana Leofman

More Than A Carpenter: Chapter 4

Well, I finally found where I placed the book, More Than A Carpenter. In chapter 4, Josh McDowell believes that the New Testament has “more evidence for the reliability than for almost any ten pieces of classical literature” (McDowell, p. 47). Then He goes into the criteria by which historical documents are tested for their reliability. These three tests include the Bibliographical test, Internal Evidence test, and the External Evidence test. The Bibliographical test is the examination of the textual transmissions of the documents that we now read or “in other words, not having the original documents, how reliable are the copies we have in regard to the number of manuscripts” (McDowell, p. 47). Then Josh states that the New Testament has more manuscript copies than any of the classical literature. Although the Iliad is second in the amount of manuscript copies, it is not even close to the number of manuscript copies the New Testament has. The second test, Internal Evidence examines the words of the author to determine if the text of the author is reliable, which Josh says is. The third test, External Evidence is the examination of other historical texts to see if they backup the manuscripts copies, which they do. In fact, one archaeologist, Sir William Ramsey changed his mind because of what he found in his studies of the Acts and Luke. I encourage you all to read the Josh McDowell’s book, More Than A Carpenter for a more detailed account. McDowell, Josh. More Than A Carpenter . United States of America: Tyndale House: Publishers, 1973

Life is Life

I was hoping that I would be able to post more summaries on More Than a Carpenter, but I seemed to have misplaced it. I am very busy with my classes.

Instead I will leave you with this link. http://creation.com/is-evolution-pseudoscience

Pray for a friend of mine as she will be having brain surgery!!!