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So I was lying in bed last night, and checking Twitter before falling asleep. This is pretty normal for me, checking Facebook and Twitter one last time to make sure I didn’t miss any earthquakes or funny goings-on. I did do something different last night though.

This is part of a series “Honoring Our Messiah with Mimicry Not Mockery,” where we examine characteristic traits of Jesus Christ, and how they are applied to a biblical Christian life. The underlying question in each article  is “Are you imitating your Savior in a way that looks like mimicry or mockery?”

Need to catch up? Read Part 1.

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How do you identify yourself? Answer that question to yourself now, seriously. Do you identify yourself by the esteem of others, the amount of money and stuff you can amass, how many are under you in your power structure at work, or by something else? What you draw your identity from speaks volumes about who you are.

Understanding our identity

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For the past few weeks, I have been teaching a series about the character traits of Jesus. I’ve been asked to post the messages, and open this up for discussion. I hope you enjoy learning about our Savior as much as I did writing these!

It’s often said that plagiarism is one of the most sincere forms of flattery in writing circles. But, what does this mean exactly? Parents and people who work with children know this lesson well! How many times have we known a child mimic an action or repeat something they heard us say without understanding what it really meant? For many of us, that memory is an embarrassing one for sure! If you are a trainer or manager at your workplace, it means those under your leadership will

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Here is an easy question for you to answer if you are a leader (of any capacity) within your church: Are you approachable? Okay. Here is a difficult question for you to answer: Are you really approachable, or are you bluffing yourself? Think about that for a second…

Did you serious think about that or just pop down here to keep reading?

I just saw the headline at Slashdot this post is named after, and the ensuing story shocked me.

“’After its recent bait and switch, AT&T went ahead and threatened someone emailing the company CEO about customer service concerns, namely with a query about tethering and eligibility rates. The email author also put up a voicemail recording of the company’s response and how he managed to contact the CEO in the first place — through The Consumerist.’

As Engadget notes (as does the complaining customer’s updated page), AT&T did at least offer an apology for the threat of legal action, which the company says was unauthorized.”Now I understand your church may not be the size of AT&T, or (I pray) not have the same hierarchical leadership method, but the question this brings up is relevant: are you unapproachable as a leader? Honestly, are you?

Sure, any leader can rally a bunch of yes-men around him to placate their appetite for flattery. But when the stuff hits the fan, do others have to draw straws to determine who commits professional seppuku to bring you the bad news?

Well, today is a memorable day for me. You see, I have these certain milestones set up for the accomplishment of this site. Some of these milestones include my first book preview to help the author generate hype (coming soon by the way), 100 hundred posts and comments, 100 unique visits in one day, things like that.

Today’s milestone is the first milestone ever reached, my first