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The Secret to Getting People to Read The Secret to Getting People to Read
Mentoring

The Secret to Getting People to Read

If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a million times… “How do you expect mentees to read nine books over nine months?” “People are too busy with work and family activities to consider something…

The Top Ten Books We Read in 2021 The Top Ten Books We Read in 2021
Walking the Talk

The Top Ten Books We Read in 2021

If you’ve been in a mentoring group or hung around Radical Mentoring for any length of time, you know how much we value reading. Disciples of Jesus are followers and learners and reading quality books…

10 Things I Learned in 2019 10 Things I Learned in 2019
Things I Learned

10 Things I Learned in 2019

Every year I put together a net-out of the biggest, best-est things I personally learned over the year. Below is my list for this year (view past years here). I hope it might help you…

Mentor Summit 2020: Spiritual Fatherhood Mentor Summit 2020: Spiritual Fatherhood
Mentoring

Mentor Summit 2020: Spiritual Fatherhood

Over the years, several guys have circled back after their mentoring group and thanked me for being their spiritual father. Even though Radical Mentoring hasn’t used these words, spiritual fatherhood is often the result of…

Magic Words Magic Words
Grace

Magic Words

Every husband would love to have magic words that light up his wife’s heart. There aren’t any. But I recently picked up a couple of phrases that have helped us avoid contention and communicate better….

Leading with Influence Leading with Influence
Leadership

Leading with Influence

Every day, I’m more aware of the influence people have on others. Leaders are people who have influence and use it for a purpose. Leaders are always leading . . . in one direction or…

What God’s Love Is (Part 2) What God’s Love Is (Part 2)
Theology

What God’s Love Is (Part 2)

On Thursday, we talked about two things: 1) how we can trust those we know love us, which explains why we have a hard time trusting God if we don’t fully appreciate His love. And…