{"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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Winthrop<\/a> basketball coach <a title=\"Pat Kelsey\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/patkelsey \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">When Evil Wins<\/a> by Nicole Cottrell at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.modernreject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.ModernReject.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Brandon Cox\" href=\"http:\/\/brandonacox.com\/culture\/why-the-question-we-all-ask\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">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 noopener\" target=\"_blank\">My Take: Praying for questions about Newtown that go beyond \u2018Why, God?\u2019<\/a>\u00a0by <a title=\"Margaret Feinberg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.margaretfeinberg.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Margaret Feinberg<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.CNN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jeff Goins\" href=\"http:\/\/goinswriter.com\/no-words\/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GoinsWriter+%28Goins%2C+Writer%3A+On+Writing%2C+Ideas%2C+and+Making+a+Difference%29&utm_content=Google+Reader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Lamentations<\/a>\u00a0by Jen Hatmaker<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Drew Mahan\" href=\"http:\/\/drewmahan.com\/?p=171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">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\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">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\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The Gospel and Newtown<\/a>\u00a0by David Platt<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Marty Schmidt\" href=\"http:\/\/pastormarty.com\/musings\/unfazed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Unfazed<\/a> by Marty Schmidt<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Pete Wilson\" href=\"http:\/\/withoutwax.tv\/2012\/12\/18\/where-was-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Where Was God?<\/a> by Pete Wilson at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.withoutwax.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">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\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a> so future posts can be\u00a0directly to your Inbox. As a gift for doing so, I will also send you a FREE copy of my brand new eBook <a title=\"Ebook\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/eepurl.com']);\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/rQ4Mz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">455 Leadership Quotes: Lessons From 2012\u2032s Top Christian Conference Speakers<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a nation we have all been shocked, angered, saddened and frightened by the senseless loss of life in Newtown, CT.\u00a0 The sense of loss, particularly for all of us who are parents, struck a deep chord in our nation.\u00a0 Winthrop basketball coach Pat Kelsey summed up how I feel in the video above. 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