I’m not writing this as a man who has mastered any area of life. I’m not the figure standing at the top of the hill with everything figured out. I’m among the men still climbing with everything we’ve got. We deal with the same setbacks, the same frustrations, the same
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Self Development
Manners Maketh the Man!
There’s an old saying that has survived for centuries. Manners maketh the man. It sounds simple, almost too simple, but it still stands centuries later because it captures a truth that never goes out of style. The way a man carries himself shows the world who he is long before
Featured Post Personal Experiences
Three Warriors and a Lamb
Jesu juva I’ll do my best here to share this dream I’ve come to call “Three Warriors and a Lamb.” It’s been many years now, but I remember it so clearly, almost like I just woke up from it. I wish I could describe every detail, every thought, every feeling—both
Personal Experiences
The Waitress at IHOP
Years ago I came home from work exhausted and just didn’t feel like putting anything together for dinner for Caleb and I (mom was out of town). I ask him if he wanted to go back to town and grab a bite to eat. We decided on I-HOP because we
Biblical Studies
The Thief on the Cross
How you ever considered how the thief on the cross could fit into any main-line church theology today? The odds of him ever claiming salvation certainly would have been stacked against him. He never experienced baptism. He never experienced communion. He was never confirmed. He never experienced speaking in tongues.
Biblical Studies
The Tale of Two Seas – Life and Death From the Same Source
How many times have we gone to the back of our bibles and stared at the maps trying to imagine the bible stories playing out on them? I love to use them to get an idea of just how far it was when a story speaks of someone going from
Biblical Studies
The Staircase Before You
We all find moments of mental rumination imagining our lives in the likeness of admirable examples we notice in other men. We notice something special about their character, their communication style, their confidence, or some other facet of the way they carry and conduct themselves. Likewise, we may dream of a
Personal Experiences
The Sailboat Race Dream
Have you ever woke up from a dream and for a short time your consciously still there somewhat, yet you’re aware of your surroundings realizing you’re awake as well? It’s an awesome place to be when the dream was really meaningful and a time that you do what you can
Biblical Studies
Stand Firm – No Compromise – Set Apart
Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV) I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you
Biblical Studies
Speaking Beyond the Person to the Source
Do you have someone that you’re often around who has the uncanny ability to push your buttons? You know the buttons I’m referring to, the ones that create emotional responses in you that instantly steal the peace and calm you’re currently enjoying. This person seems to possess the uncanny skill