What the Statesman Can Learn from King David’s Insights on Governing King David provides us with invaluable perspective when it comes to governing a nation within God’s current-day system. Who is David? Is he King? Or is he the man who loved God as much as any man who ever walked on this earth? […]
The Statesman Operates on High Moral Principles Edmund Burke, the respected British political figure in the late eighteenth century, had provided the following insight into the character of the Statesman: The great difference between the real statesman and the pretender is that the one sees into the future, while the other regards only the […]
The Statesman is Willing to Take Risks (Political Risks) in Order to do the Right Thing and Achieve Their Vision When the Statesman gains an understanding that our Creator has a plan that is knowable by His creation and that we may participate in, it provides a confidence that gives the strength to act […]
The Statesman Has a Vision for Making Our Nations Better Than We Found Them A former President of Columbia University commented: Our world is made up of three kinds of people: the few who make things happen, the many who watch things happen, and the great majority who have no idea what is happening. […]
Characteristics of a Statesman: The statesman displays the heart of a shepherd a. Compassion toward the people, especially the most disadvantaged King Solomon provides a good example. Early in his reign when he clearly had the heart of a statesman, he said to His Creator (paraphrasing and transposing from the third person to the […]
How Do You Wish to be Remembered as a Leader – as a Statesman or as a Politician? I believe it is essential for those serving in Government to continually reflect on what motivates us and what we hope to achieve with our lives. Let me pose these questions: What kind of a leader […]
