As a dad, I hate hearing this from my children "But you promised." It is both frustrating and, sometimes, embarrassing because I had, in fact, promised and hadn't followed through!
As with most realities in life, it's complicated. Yes, there are times I've said "I promise" and was just saying it to get the kids happy…
A wise leader was teaching a group of “leaders to be” and he made a provocative statement ” When someone comes to you and asks for permission to do something in the organization, let your answer always be ‘yes.'” Yes? Yes!
In my years of ministry, both as a Protestant pastor and now as an Orthodox…
A wise leader was teaching a group of “leaders to be” and he made a provocative statement ” When someone comes to you and asks for permission to do something in the organization, let your answer always be ‘yes.'” Yes? Yes!
In my years of ministry, both as a Protestant pastor and now as an Orthodox…