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.
The Biggest Picture The Biggest Picture
Theology

The Biggest Picture

Forgive me for a minute, but I feel compelled to explain a few things I feel we often brush over; some things we think everybody knows but never talk about. Here we go . ….

It’s Days Like Today . . . It’s Days Like Today . . .
Priorities

It’s Days Like Today . . .

It’s days like today (as I write this on Wednesday Nov. 9, 2016) . . . that make me so happy . . .  once I trust God with everything. Seriously, I’ve been so satisfied…

Asleep at the Wheel Asleep at the Wheel
Community

Asleep at the Wheel

Have you ever been asleep at the wheel? In the business world, it’s called strategic drift. How many of you still carry a Nokia or Motorola cell phone? Or have a Myspace page? Sometimes it’s…

Scars or Merit Badges Scars or Merit Badges
Mentoring

Scars or Merit Badges

I love the conversations I have with my friend Rocky. One of the most thoughtful men I know, he came out with this one the other day . . . “I teach from my scars,…

Unexpressed Gratitude Unexpressed Gratitude
Walking the Talk

Unexpressed Gratitude

“Thank you very much!” It slides off our tongues like butter. But have you noticed your reaction when you do something for someone, like let them in front of you or pick something up for…

5 Keys to Patience 5 Keys to Patience
Walking the Talk

5 Keys to Patience

I’m a work in progress when it comes to patience. For years, I had almost none. I was in a hurry everywhere. Impatient with everything and everybody. Slowly but surely, I’m making some progress. Here’s…

Radical Empathy and the Second Question Radical Empathy and the Second Question
Walking the Talk

Radical Empathy and the Second Question

The word empathy brings a smile to the face of anyone in my family. It’s an inside joke. We all took the StrengthFinders test sometime back and shared the results with each other. Without calling…

We Knead to Laugh Sometimes We Knead to Laugh Sometimes
Walking the Talk

We Knead to Laugh Sometimes

When you write books and blogs, you pay attention to words. Most of the time, I find myself trying to share serious stuff . . . something I’ve learned or think is profound. It’s easy…

Death is a Step Death is a Step
Death & Dying

Death is a Step

Not long ago, I joined a host of people to pray for Lisa and Mark. Mark was in my Radical Mentoring group a few years back and Lisa is his wife. They have two young…

Positive Disruption Positive Disruption
Marriage

Positive Disruption

Last week, I wrote about how we don’t often change unless we’re disrupted . . . unless something bad happens to upset our homeostasis. Sometimes, it works the other way. We’re ‘positively’ disrupted. We see…