Rewards and Recognition for What Matters Most As I sat in my son’s end-of-year school awards ceremony, I was impressed by the accomplishments of his peers. Whether earning straight...
Ways to free yourself from destructive guilt and shame. Guilt and shame are emotions that can be difficult to deal with, regardless of gender. However, it is often the...
Make disciples like the mangrove. While finishing our morning Bible study, one of my sons made an excellent analogy. “You know, dad, it sounds like the mangrove trees around...
The GPS and chart you need for your life. As we finished our lunch, I asked my bud about his boat. “So, did you ever sell that boat?” I...
May I have your attention! It seems that lately, my sons have gotten into the bad habit of going to bed late, causing difficulty in waking them up for...
The road less traveled is best traveled with another brother. As we drove back home after the retreat, I contemplated all the things that had occurred that weekend. The...
How to spot the fakes and false teachers. The other day while in our men’s small group, we discussed recognizing false teachers or people giving ungodly advice. There was...
The lifeline you need to survive and thrive. On 8 May 1965, Carl Robert Disch, a National Bureau of Standards scientist working in Antarctica, disappeared, never to be seen...
Recently I had a heated debate with a person over his incorrect theology and, after a lengthy discussion, realized he had on “blinders” to the truth. For those...