Can Leadership Be Learned?

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How Do You Solve a Theological Problem Like Maria?
Record hurricane season challenges believers in paradise to trust God amid life's literal storms.
Kate Shellnutt
Christians across the Caribbean are turning to God during a hurricane season like no other. On Wednesday morning, Hurricane Maria landed on Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm, the strongest to hit the US territory in at least 80 years. The night before, pastor Gadiel Ríos prayed and read the Bible during a Facebook Live broadcast with more than 100 of his congregants, asking that God intercede to protect them and allow them to bless their island in the aftermath. continue reading >>

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