Crackerjack
Last Tuesday, the movie I’ve been involved with for the last few years was released to the public. Crackerjack, starring Wes Murphy and Bethany Anne Lind and narrated by Jeff Foxworthy can now be streamed from any of…
Are You Stingy With Your Experience?
Stewardship is an old-school word. Churches ruined it by always associating it with money and giving and building campaigns. But we shouldn’t give up this word. It’s important. A steward is a manager of assets…
Pouring In. Pouring Out.
Look around your community and you’ll find Jesus-followers. The Bible calls these people “disciples.” They are learners and followers of Jesus. Learners listen. Take notes. Some of them read. They get information about Jesus and…
Getting More Specific
When I first started writing and sending these posts 3 years ago, the goal was to continue to ‘mentor’ the men who’d sat around my dining room table. Plus, we wanted to draw more laymen…
The Strategy of Jesus
“There is no person in history who has impacted all of mankind more than Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus was deeply concerned for the continuation of his redemptive reconciling work after the close of his earthly…
Two Things Keeping You From Mentoring
September is a great month to start a mentoring group. Vacations are done. People are getting back into the school routine. And you can be ready to mentor some ‘younger ones’ if you’ll start prepping…
Mentors and Fathers…Two Different Things
Fathers can be mentors, but mentors aren’t necessarily fathers. Mentors choose to mentor, but once a man becomes a father, he is always the father. I believe that’s why God chose the ‘father – son’…
Mentoring Kids
Maybe the most frequent question coming our way is about mentoring young guys…like teenagers, college kids and young singles. There’s even the question of adding ‘mentor’ to the ‘father’ role with our own kids. How…
Maturity is Not Acting on Everything You Know
I learned an important lesson once. Learned it deeply because a mentor of mine had the maturity to not act on something he knew. In a casual, friendly conversation with a banker one day, I…
Who Ya Gonna’ Call?
As a man, I’m not all that crazy about asking for help. No stopping to ask for directions…I’ll figure it out on my own. So what if I make a couple of wrong turns, go…
