Live Fire with Chuck Holton

Does this look like a king?

Flickr by Vicki & Chuck Rogers

Men are called to be the head of their households. But is this what your “leadership” looks like?

Here’s a quote about kings from a book I just finished.

“A king does not abide within his tent while his men bleed and die upon the field. A king does not dine while his men go hungry, nor sleep when they stand watch upon the wall. A king does not command his men’s loyalty through fear nor purchase it with gold; he earns their love by the sweat of his own back and the pains he endures for their sake. That which comprises the harshest burden, a king lifts first and sets down last. A king does not require service of those he leads, but rovides it to them.

A king does not expend his substance to enslave men, but by his conduct and example makes them free.”

Stephen Pressfield, “Gates of Fire”

Looking at the quote above, and from what I see in a lot of American families today – it appears to me that for most, the woman of the house more closely fits the description of a king.

Think about it.

setting fence posts. Farm workout!

severely cutting back my time on the internet so I can get some real work done.

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