Coaching The Bible

Hi all! Just a quick intro for the upcoming season of CTB (Coaching The Bible). This is Season 6! See you in a couple (more) weeks! --Bini

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'Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness is largely a matter of conscious choice and discipline.' --Jim Collins __________________________________ What really holds greatness together? In this week’s Coaching the Bible, we step into Shoftim and explore the paradox of the crown: everyone dreams of it, but few realize the weight it carries. The Bible's command to “place a...

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” -- Maya Angelou --------------------------------- Influence isn’t new. Long before Instagram and TikTok, the Bible understood how voices, rituals, and stories could shape a people. In Re’eh , Moses warns of dazzling prophets, seductive neighbors, and cultural pressures — not to...

'It’s harder to stay on top than it is to make the climb...' --Pat Summitt ---------------------------------- This week on Coaching the Bible, we’re flipping the script on leadership. We spend so much time talking about how to lead through crisis, scarcity, and challenge — but what about when you’re already winning? What about when you’ve climbed the mountain… and now you’re standing on to...

'The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in others the conviction and the will to carry on.' --Walter Lippmann -------------------------- In this episode of Coaching the Bible , we explore what it means to lead in absence —to create systems, values, and rhythms that endure even when you're no longer in the room. Through Moses’ final moments in Deuteronomy, we examine th...

Hi all. In this episode, we go in a different direction than at any point in this journey. I am sharing a deeply personal reflection on how I am feeling and experiencing the current state of our world, with a particular focus on our identity and our history. If it resonates with you, let me know. If not, let me know that too. That's how we learn. If you think it works for friends and family around...

“Discernment is having the eyes to see, and the ears to hear – and the ability to feel the emotional energy that is Truth.” — Robert Burney ------------------- This week, we dive into two seemingly unrelated stories—vows and tribal negotiations—and uncover a profound leadership truth hidden in their intersection. What makes a leader trustworthy? Is it unwavering commitment—or the courage to adapt?...

“Doing great work is enough. Recognition can’t be the motive—it’s a dangerous trap.” –Ryan Holiday ------------------------------------ What would you do if no one ever knew you did it? This week we celebrate 250 episodes by going deeper into the kind of leadership that never makes the headlines — but defines who we are. From Pinchas’ lone, risky action to the daughters of Zelophehad’s quiet revol...

“The enemy is not out there. The enemy is the story you tell yourself about what’s out there.” –Sun Tzu --------------------------------- Ever find yourself obsessing over someone who isn’t even thinking about you? In this week’s episode, we dive into the story of Balak—a king so fixated on the people of Israel that he wages a war they never even notice. Through powerful biblical insight, real-wor...

“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence. It is to act with yesterday’s logic.” – Peter Drucker ---------------------- Perhaps Moses didn’t fail because he hit the rock or because he was angry. Perhaps he failed because the world around him changed — and he didn’t. In this episode, we explore one of the most painful turning points in the Bible: when the leadership that onc...

“Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties — but right through every human heart — and through all human hearts. This line shifts. Inside us, it oscillates with the years…” — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn ------------------------------------ This week on Coaching the Bible, we take on one of the mo...

"If you don't define the story, the story will define you.” -Unknown ----------------------------- Ep 246 I On When The Wrong Voice Wins: On Fear, Framing, and Fractured Followership In moments of crisis, whose voice do we trust? This week, we revisit the story of the spies — not as a children’s tale of giants and grapes, but as a modern case study in leadership failure, emotional mismana...

“ Silent service builds the strongest foundations. ” — Anonymous -------------------------------- Who carries the mission when no one’s looking? In a world that celebrates visionaries, Episode 245 turns our focus to the Levites — the silent leaders who kept the sacred intact as the people of Israel moved forward. They didn’t stand at the altar. They didn’t perform miracles. But they carried the we...

“Leadership is about holding steady through the heat of uncertainty—allowing people to feel the pressures of change without ungluing the system.” — Ron Heifetz ------------------------ What do you do when you just don’t know? When suspicion creeps in, when trust is fragile, when emotions are high but truth is unclear… the Bible doesn’t offer punishment. It offers containment. This episode explores...

“Freedom without formation is erosion in disguise. The leader’s first task is not to advance the people, but to ground them in sacred purpose and shared order.” -------------------------- Before the Israelites take a single step toward the Promised Land, Moshe stops them. Not to delay the mission — but to protect its meaning. In this episode, we explore why sacred order is the only antidote to spi...

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes… including you.” — Anne Lamott ----------------------------- This week, we close the book of Leviticus for the fifth time on Coaching the Bible . And we do it with I think one of the more emotionally honest episodes we’ve ever recorded. It’s about burnout—but not the kind you fix with sleep or time off. It’s about the quiet kind...

“Our imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together.” — Brené Brown -------------------------------- What if not being chosen doesn’t disqualify you—what if it defines you? In the Bible portion known as Emor, we are introduced to a priest who is born into holiness… but barred from service. He carries the lineage. The responsibility. The sacred calling. B...

“Integrity without humility becomes isolation dressed as virtue. The real work of leadership is holding the line—without drawing it between yourself and others.” ----------------- You're the leader of a team, a company, a community or even 'only' your household: how do you manage to balance being a person of high morals, ethics, behavior, ie integrity without it turning into everything...

Episode 239: Before You Fix It, See It – The Discipline of Diagnosis Welcome back to Coaching the Bible: The Leader Within . This week’s episode explores one of the most overlooked leadership skills: diagnosis . In a world that rewards action, leaders often move too fast—solving the wrong problems or making the right moves at the wrong time. But the Torah, in its quiet brilliance, offers a differe...

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” — Martin Luther King Jr. -------------------------- Episode 238 | Leadership on the Hardest Day (S5:E25) Series: The Leader Within I Coaching The Bible Sometimes leadership demands a decision. Other times, it demands a presence. In one of the most emotionally com...

“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.” — Bob Richards ------------------------------ Ep 237 I The 4 Questions EVERY Leader Must Ask I Passover Special I Coaching The Bible I The Leader Within I S5:E24 ------------------------------- What if the most powerful leadership breakthroughs don’t come from s...

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” — Pablo Picasso --------------------------- Ep. 236 | The Call You Almost Missed Series: The Leader Within | Leviticus Begins This week marks the start of our fifth journey through the Book of Leviticus — and this time, we're going inward. The Leader Within is a new series exploring how leadership isn’t just ab...

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more — you are a leader." — John Quincy Adams ----------------------------------- Podcast #235 | Pekudei | Beyond Sinai #4: The Legacy of Leadership – How Great Leaders Build What Lasts Welcome back to Coaching the Bible . This week, we conclude our Beyond Sinai series with a powerful question: What remains af...

"You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility." — Senator Byron Dorgan ---------------------------- Beyond Sinai #3: Wearing the Weight — The Sacred Responsibility of Leadership This is Part 3 in the Beyond Sinai series — exploring how leaders move from vision to execution and from influence to legacy . In this powerful episode, we dive into the next crucial step:...