The “Heavy Water” of Trust
In a nuclear power plant, “heavy water” keeps the reactor cool as it burns the fuel, which creates the steam that turns the turbines that generate electricity. “Heavy water” is actually deuterium oxide, which is…
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.
Driven or Called?
Almost all of us guys get up every day and go to work. Work involves people, and we deal with all kinds of attitudes. Some, we’d just rather not have to deal with at all…
When I (finally) Dropped To My Knees…
It was early in my business career. Our start up venture was a little over two years old. We had opened our first expansion city office, and it was awful. Wrong market, wrong people, wrong…
“Denial” is not a river in Egypt
Okay, most people don’t really want to talk about death. We avoid deathly-ill people. None of us feel competent in being around the surviving family when death has struck; we don’t know what to say……
Where’s Her Heart?
I had lunch with one of “my guys” the other day. It was our “one on one” to get to know each other. He toured me around his office, introduced me to his partners, and…
…And Hunger Too
In my last post, I shared what I’d missed about the “spring” that Jesus puts in us, a “spring of (living) water welling up to eternal life”. (John 4:14) At the very time that Jesus…
How’s Your Spring Water?
We’ve spent a ton of time talking to church leaders from all over the country about mentoring. The recurring theme is that men who will take the time to invest in younger men are rare….
Authentic Humility
O.K. here’s a tough one for you… If you were to come into a bunch of money, would the people who know you be genuinely happy for you? …or this one… If you were to…
Abundance vs. Scarcity
Parenting is tough. It’s one of the hardest jobs around. There’s no simple manual, no established formula, and God throws curve balls by making every child different. Over time, you grab hold of any principle…
How Bright Is Your Light?
Whether you are a sports fan or not, if you live in America, you’ve now heard the name ‘Tim Tebow.’ There are millions of opinions as to why this 24 year old football player is…
