Church…Just Like You Like It!
Every Christian I’ve met has a paradigm of ‘church’. If they could wave a magic wand, their church would be a certain size, provide a certain kind of music and worship style, hire the perfect…
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 Laws of Applause
Years ago, somebody taught me “You won’t have peace until you figure out who your audience is, and God is the only audience that matters.” While this is true, living it out risks two misunderstandings:…
Calling vs. Destiny (Part 2)
So if our destiny is our future course, what about ‘calling’ and how’s it different from ‘destiny’? Destiny is something you wake up to. Calling is something you find. Back to the expressway analogy. Finding…
Released Into Your Destiny (Part 1)
Until I read a great little book called The Cure I’d never used the word “destiny”. It sounded mystical, metaphorical and scary. Like getting on the Titanic for a second time. You’re going to die and you’re supposed…
Activity, Proximity, or Intentionality
Grown men are lonely in our culture. Though surrounded by people, “most men lead lives of quiet desperation.” No guy really knows them and they don’t take the time or risk to really know other guys. We…
Let’s Have Some Fun
Men, it’s time. The people who have the most to be happy about (Christ-followers), are the biggest sour pusses. We take everything, especially ourselves, so seriously. We have every reason to be ‘loose as a…
The Choice Not to Chase
A good friend is celebrating his 60th birthday this month. As his son raised a toast at his birthday party, he said something that peaked my interest. He said, “My dad is the most content…
God and Google
I’m on a life-long guilt trip for not reading my Bible. I can’t understand why it’s so hard. Where do I start? What do I read? Do I ‘flop and pop’? Do I read all…
Lucky or Blessed
The mechanic kept saying ‘blessed’. “I’ve been blessed.” “You were sure blessed with that one.” On and on. Thinking I’ll throw out a ‘faith flag’ and find a new ‘brother’, I said “You keep talking…
Your Coherent Narrative
Your ‘coherent narrative’ is the story of your life. It’s usually chronological…starting with where and how you grew up and the big things that happened to you leading to big changes in you. Where you…
