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 Ready You Are Ready
Mentoring

You Are Ready

Today’s post is from David Katz, an executive with Coca-Cola Consolidated in Charlotte, NC. Since going through one of Regi’s Radical Mentoring groups, Dave has paid it forward and led or co-led 4 RM groups….

Disruption Disruption
Character

Disruption

People change very little unless they’re disrupted; unless something or someone shakes up their homeostasis. We may have ideas . . . even plans, but we rarely move until we’re stimulated. As my friend John…

Throwing Shade Throwing Shade
Marriage

Throwing Shade

The term ‘throwing shade’ has seeped into mainstream culture over the last 25 years. It means to “talk trash about a friend or acquaintance, to publicly denounce or disrespect.” For example, if I were to…

Sunballousa Sunballousa
Decision-Making

Sunballousa

I think about Mary (Jesus’ mother) all the time. I picture her standing there, watching people bowing down and worshipping her baby. From kings to shepherds, they brought gifts and stared at her newborn. Scripture…

The Curse of Criticism The Curse of Criticism
Leadership

The Curse of Criticism

“You need to control yourself!” “You’re screwing up!” “People in our family don’t do that!” All parents say stuff like this and it’s usually well-intended. We want our children and grandchildren to grow up to…

Getting Out of the Boat Getting Out of the Boat
Identity

Getting Out of the Boat

Today’s post is from Chris Arias, a former mentee of mine who heads up The Renegade Room here in Atlanta. Chris is a serious Jesus-follower, husband and father of three. The experience he describes below…

The Old and New . . . Far and Near The Old and New . . . Far and Near
Theology

The Old and New . . . Far and Near

There’s been a lot of talk lately about the Old Testament and the New Testament . . . the ‘old covenant’ and the ‘new covenant.’ This piece from Morning and Evening put it into a…

500 500
Purpose

500

This is my 500th blog post on the Radical Mentoring blog (550th overall). Twice a week, we load up your inbox or your browser with five or six hundred words. The other day, someone said,…

Blackmail Blackmail
Walking the Talk

Blackmail

One of my mentees just went through a really tough patch. His dad, who was a pretty evil dude, died unexpectedly. Through the last years of his life, he watched his son become a Jesus-follower…

The Power of Presence The Power of Presence
Death & Dying

The Power of Presence

Maybe it’s my age or the season of life I’m in. All around me, people are dying. Young people are losing children to wrecks and pools and drug overdoses. Old people are losing their siblings…