The Statesman’s View as Shared Beneficiary A part of the human condition is a shortsightedness that we must compete with each other so that I can only benefit at someone else’s loss. But is it really to my advantage to benefit from someone else’s loss of advantage? Is it not possible that by employing our […]
The Statesman Listening to the Hearts o...
The Statesman Listening to the Hearts of the People We often use the adjective “people-centered” to describe modern democracy. However, there is an element of irony here. The demands upon decision-makers in Government are so great that one has to operate by priorities. By the time the primary priorities are met, there is little time […]
The Statesman Learns from Our Creator’s
The Statesman Learns from Our Creator’s Long-Range Work in the Life of the Most Powerful Ruler It is fascinating to study the way our Creator God, over the course of many decades, brought the most powerful ruler in history to submit to Him. King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon ruled the whole known world for 43 years, from […]
Challenge to Govern as Statesmen
Challenge to Govern as Statesmen How Do You Wish to be Remembered as a Leader – as a Statesman or as a Politician? I believe it is useful to occasionally pause to reflect on what motivates us and what do we hope to achieve with our lives. Let me pose these questions: What kind of […]
The Statesman Developing the Most Impor...
The Statesman Developing the Most Important National Resource Within our world, there is a clamoring for national wealth, potentially advancing power and prestige for those in leadership. Typically, economic growth becomes the measuring stick for effectiveness of an administration. This leads to natural resource utilization being a high priority. An effective economy is certainly important. […]
The Citizenship That Can Support the St...
The Citizenship That Can Support the Statesman Citizenship a is powerful incentive in the life of the Statesman. The reality is that there is a citizenship that is even more significant than that of one’s birthplace in making one a Statesman. In God’s Instruction to His creation is a fascinating chapter often referred to as […]
La citoyenneté qui peut soutenir l’homm
La citoyenneté qui peut soutenir l’homme d’État La citoyenneté est un puissant stimulant dans la vie de l’homme d’État. La réalité est qu’il existe une citoyenneté qui est encore plus importante que celle du lieu de naissance pour faire de quelqu’un un homme d’État. Dans Les instructions de Dieu à sa création se trouve un […]
L’homme d’État développant la ressource
L’homme d’État développant la ressource nationale la plus importante Dans notre monde, on réclame à cor et à cri la richesse nationale, ce qui pourrait faire progresser le pouvoir et le prestige des dirigeants. En règle générale, la croissance économique devient le critère de mesure de l’efficacité d’une administration. Cela fait de l’utilisation des ressources […]
Does God Intervene in the Affairs of Na...
Does God Intervene in the Affairs of Nations? I believe that we can only remain optimistic in the midst of events in our world today if we can answer for ourselves this one question: Does God Intervene in the Affairs of Nations? This is a time of tremendous uncertainty. We see decisions being made in […]
Développer le cœur d’un homme d’État
Développer le cœur d’un homme d’État Pour tout trait de caractère noble, on utilise souvent l’expression : « … sont faits, pas nés ». Cela implique que la capacité naturelle ne suffit pas mais que nous avons besoin d’aide pour nous améliorer. Nulle part cela n’est plus vrai que dans la fabrication de l’homme d’État. […]