Batch Batchelder

The King is Here

“‘The days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.’”

Jeremiah 23:5 NIV

Old Testament prophets tended to get in trouble. Not because they were bad people, but because they often spoke uncomfortable truths to people in po... See more

This Teaching Clip made me think of you. Watch Matthew 6:11 by Jerry Flowers:

most people don’t totally understand the meaning of guilt, an assertion that changed my view on the topic entirely. Dr. Becky posited that true guilt arises when we act out of alignment with our own values, but we often use the word guilt to describe something very different: the emotional discomfort we feel when our values-aligned decision trigger... See more

Colin Powell once said, "If you don't fire people who are not doing the job, after you have counseled them and after you have brought them along, then you are hurting the whole organization."

some become Flying Monkeys- resourced, rewarded, and often unaware of the role they’ve been cast into as the bully’s weapons. In every workplace where a Scapegoat is quietly isolated, excluded, or erased, there’s a cast of characters keeping the story in motion: the passive bystander, the image-protecting leader, the gossip relayer, and the well-me... See more

The hardest truth about happiness is that it's a choice.

Watch how people discuss their problems. They'll spend hours explaining why things are terrible, how unfair life is, and how others need to change. But suggest they might have the power to improve things and they suddenly have countless reasons why that's impossible.

Self-pity feels safer tha... See more