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 Strategy of Jesus The Strategy of Jesus
Mentoring

The Strategy of Jesus

“There is no person in history who has impacted all of mankind more than Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus was deeply concerned for the continuation of his redemptive reconciling work after the close of his earthly…

God’s Best God’s Best
Walking the Talk

God’s Best

So everyone now ends their emails with “Best” or “My best”. Best regards? Best wishes? Best of luck? I’m the best? You’re the best? No clue. I think it means “I’m in a hurry but…

Surrender to Who? Surrender to Who?
Decision-Making

Surrender to Who?

Another dimension of surrender has to do with who you’re surrendering to. Surrender is hard because it’s humiliating. It’s admitting you’ve got nothing left to fight with. It’s failure from an ego perspective, so it’s…

How Do I Surrender? How Do I Surrender?
Decision-Making

How Do I Surrender?

I’ve thought a lot about this idea of surrendering. It’s a word that isn’t used much in our culture. It’s almost anti-American to think of surrendering….to anyone or anything. Here’s what I’ve come to understand….

Set Her Free Set Her Free
Marriage

Set Her Free

(Today’s post is an excerpt from Chapter 9 of the book: What Radical Husbands Do: 12 Steps to Win and Keep Your Wife’s Heart.)   You don’t have a wife like you have a car….

How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge
Leadership

How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge

Yesterday in Atlanta, we gathered our men together for a time of crafting community and learning. Clay Scroggins, the Campus Pastor for Browns Bridge Community Church, shared a message on “How to Lead When You’re…

Teenager Troubles Teenager Troubles
Parenting

Teenager Troubles

  The parental goal for the teenage years is to get them through it. Every now and then, we hear some amazing story of a teenager who’s public about their faith, helping others, and walking…

5 (More) Thoughts on Prayer 5 (More) Thoughts on Prayer
Prayer

5 (More) Thoughts on Prayer

With the goal of ‘emptying my bucket’ on the subject, here goes . . . 1. Some of my prayers, if answered, might not be in my best interest or in the best interest of…