Who Owns Your Marriage?
Have you ever heard a guy go on and on about a rental car? Rarely. Because you don’t own a rental car. There’s something different about things we own. We take responsibility. We take care…
Spiritual Growth
Devotional-style readings to help you grow and develop wisdom as a spouse, parent, friend, leader, and most importantly, as a Jesus-follower.
You Are Always People Away from Your Objectives
My new friend David ended our interview for the iDisciple podcast by asking me this question . . . “So, what’s the number one piece of advice you’d give leaders?” I thought a quick minute,…
Peace is Not the Absence of War
Is the U.S. at war right now? I think the official answer is no, but it doesn’t feel very peaceful to me. There’s certainly no peace in our political world, and you don’t have to…
Creep Out, Don’t Leap Out
I tend towards a try it, do it, fix it mentality. My wife says my mode is ready-fire-aim. One of my business colleagues used to quote General George Patton who S. said . . ….
Simplicity
“God made man simple; man’s complex problems are of his own choosing.” (Ecclesiastes 7:30) Right now, all the big box stores are filled with storage bins and organizing supplies. With Christmas gone and a new…
Do People Want What You Have?
Imagine for a minute a world without movie advertising . . . no previews or trailers . . . no social media posts . . . no billboards or posters. Just the name of the…
Created to Look Forward
Consider these verses . . . “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in…
You Can’t Put the Toothpaste Back in the Tube
What’s done is done . . . you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube . . . it’s no use crying over spilled milk. I believe it’s a gift from God . ….
New ‘Be’ Resolutions
You don’t need me to tell you how few people live out their New Year’s resolutions. And apparently, people’s expectations for resolutions aren’t even particularly high. According to an article in Business Insider, 94% of…
Why Belonging Matters
We all want to belong. God made us to belong. From Eden to everyman, there’s a deep need for attachment and belonging. We want to be included in things with other people. Someone asked famous…
