You'll never do anything creative, innovative or world changing if you fear criticism. Pioneers are easy targets for arrows!
Having authority implies accountability. If you reject the blame for failures under your watch, people reject your leadership.
A Christian ought to speak kindly even when given the opportunity to retaliate.
The actual number of atheists is quite small outside of Europe and Manhattan.
Limited faith, limited future. Unlimited faith, unlimited future.
Since God intends to make you like Jesus, he will take you through the same experiences Jesus went through. That includes loneliness, temptation, stress, criticism, rejection, and many other problems.