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.
Three Phases of the Christian Life Three Phases of the Christian Life
Theology

Three Phases of the Christian Life

I see three phases in the lives of Christians. The first begins when someone “gets serious about their faith” or “comes to Christ” or “becomes genuinely aware” of God in their hearts” or “gets saved”…

18 Inches 18 Inches
Decision-Making

18 Inches

I love the game of golf. In fact, I’m writing this while watching The Players Championship. While I enjoy the long drives (especially the cool red line tracking the ball’s trajectory) and the gamesmanship between…

Your Mother’s Story Your Mother’s Story
Walking the Talk

Your Mother’s Story

Regrets are missed opportunities. One of my regrets is that I never sat down with pencil and paper and captured my mom’s story. I thought I knew it, but I didn’t. Sure, I knew the…

Leaders Go First Leaders Go First
Leadership

Leaders Go First

Drive through Texas, and you’ll see town after town like in the picture above. First, there was a store, then a cafe, then a bank, then a barber shop. Before you know it, there’s a…

Are You Becoming Hard-Hearted? Are You Becoming Hard-Hearted?
Walking the Talk

Are You Becoming Hard-Hearted?

Are you becoming hard-hearted? Confession here – I am. I don’t like it. And I’m going to change it. Here’s what happened. As I was doing my exercise walk in the park the other day,…

Learning About Prayer in a Foreign Land Learning About Prayer in a Foreign Land
Prayer

Learning About Prayer in a Foreign Land

Today’s post is from Doug Starr, a Radical Mentor, and longtime friend. He currently serves as EVP – Marketing at Allure – A Christie Company. He’s deeply in love with Jesus, his wife Wanda, his…

Tax Freedom Day? Come On, Man! Tax Freedom Day? Come On, Man!
Character

Tax Freedom Day? Come On, Man!

I don’t write about politics here, and I’m not starting now. But I will talk about Jesus and freedom and selfishness from time to time. I’m told that Tuesday is Tax Freedom Day . ….

Stronger Closer Together Stronger Closer Together
Church

Stronger Closer Together

Attending a seeker church as I do, the constant question is “Don’t we need to go deeper?” “Are we ‘fast food church,’ looking to make following Jesus quick-serve . . .  high calorie, low cost,…

A Faith of Your Own A Faith of Your Own
Theology

A Faith of Your Own

I’ve had a burr in my saddle for a while. I feel it every time a church service ends with an altar call . . . when folks are asked to become Christians. The words…