Sermons on Strife

The Scylla and Charybdis of Christian Leadership Introduction:  You’re probably shaking your head at the strange title of today’s sermon.  Well, it’s an allusion to Greek mythology.  Between the toe of the boot of Italy and the island of Sicily is a narrow passageway of water known as the Straits of Messina.  Though this constituted by far the shortest route between Rome and Athens, it was also very dangerous for ancient sailors because of Scylla and Charybdis.  Scylla was a dangerous rock formation, which, according…