{"id":10202,"date":"2012-12-21T18:08:31","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T20:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=10202"},"modified":"2012-12-21T18:12:23","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T20:12:23","slug":"the-top-10-leadership-posts-i-read-on-the-newtown-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2012\/12\/21\/the-top-10-leadership-posts-i-read-on-the-newtown-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read On The Newtown Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cfO2I7k9xtA?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>As a nation we have all been shocked, angered, saddened and frightened by the senseless loss of life in Newtown, CT<\/strong>.\u00a0 The sense of loss, particularly for all of us who are parents, struck a deep chord in our nation.\u00a0 <a title=\"Winthrop Basketball\" href=\"http:\/\/www.winthropeagles.com\/index.aspx?path=mbball\">Winthrop<\/a> basketball coach <a title=\"Pat Kelsey\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/patkelsey \">Pat Kelsey<\/a> summed up how I feel in the video above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The following are the 10 best leadership posts on Newtown, CT I read this past week<\/strong>.\u00a0 Each post is poignant and will help you process your feelings about this tragedy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Modern Reject\" href=\"http:\/\/modernreject.com\/2012\/12\/when-evil-wins\/\">When Evil Wins<\/a> by Nicole Cottrell at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.modernreject.com\/\">www.ModernReject.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Brandon Cox\" href=\"http:\/\/brandonacox.com\/culture\/why-the-question-we-all-ask\/\">Why? The Question We All Ask<\/a> by Brandon Cox<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link:My Take: Praying for questions about Newtown that go beyond \u2018Why, God?\u2019\" href=\"http:\/\/religion.blogs.cnn.com\/2012\/12\/17\/my-take-praying-for-questions-about-newtown-that-go-beyond-why-god\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">My Take: Praying for questions about Newtown that go beyond \u2018Why, God?\u2019<\/a>\u00a0by <a title=\"Margaret Feinberg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.margaretfeinberg.com\">Margaret Feinberg<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/\">www.CNN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jeff Goins\" href=\"http:\/\/goinswriter.com\/no-words\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GoinsWriter+%28Goins%2C+Writer%3A+On+Writing%2C+Ideas%2C+and+Making+a+Difference%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">No Words (A Response to the Connecticut School Shooting)<\/a>\u00a0by Jeff Goins<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jen Hatmaker\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jenhatmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/17\/lamentations\">Lamentations<\/a>\u00a0by Jen Hatmaker<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Drew Mahan\" href=\"http:\/\/drewmahan.com\/?p=171\">I Don\u2019t Like The Answer<\/a> by Drew Mahan<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Carey Nieuwhof\" href=\"http:\/\/careynieuwhof.com\/2012\/12\/the-newtown-school-shootings-and-urgency-of-the-mission\/\">The Newtown School Shootings and the Urgency of the Mission<\/a>\u00a0by Carey Nieuwhof<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"David Platt\" href=\"http:\/\/www.radical.net\/blog\/2012\/12\/the-gospel-and-newtown\/\">The Gospel and Newtown<\/a>\u00a0by David Platt<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Marty Schmidt\" href=\"http:\/\/pastormarty.com\/musings\/unfazed\/\">Unfazed<\/a> by Marty Schmidt<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Pete Wilson\" href=\"http:\/\/withoutwax.tv\/2012\/12\/18\/where-was-god\/\">Where Was God?<\/a> by Pete Wilson at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.withoutwax.tv\/\">www.WithoutWax.tv<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>But finally I also want to make you aware of the post <a title=\"Derwin Gray\" href=\"http:\/\/www.derwinlgray.com\/everyday-missionary\/\">Everyday Missionary<\/a> by Derwin Gray<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This short video\u00a0is a reminder of the light that still shines and\u00a0breaks through\u00a0the deepest darkness.\u00a0 There\u00a0still exists some very good\u00a0in\u00a0our world.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe <a title=\"Subscribe\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/eepurl.com']);\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/rQ4Mz\">here<\/a> so future posts can be\u00a0directly to your Inbox. 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