Thu // Warrior – Engage
Title: Troubled Nation For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 It is an out-of-control election year with attempts to harm leaders. The powers of this […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Be in the word For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12 Ephesians 2:10 – For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do […]
Sat // Build:: Encouragement
Title: Encouraging others Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a I recently attended my wife’s High School reunion. As a guest, I decided to stay in the background. Being me, I looked at the people standing or sitting alone, figuring these were the nonpopular classmates. I started a […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: The Battle for Souls For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Men, some Google searches today after a church message; based on my research, let’s share the data—79% of 333,300,000. American adults are reported to be Christian. Great? No! That leaves 69,993,000, that are not! We live in a […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Pulse check Commit your ways to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this – Psalms 37:5 This is a fast-changing world, and during these crazy times of illness, economic changes, crazy weather patterns, and earthquakes, people are hoping for things to get better. Are people going back to their old routines? […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Committing 24/7 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 Committing a life with Jesus is 24/7. It is no easy task for men, considering earthly distractions. This is a much harder level of commitment than most men anticipate. Coming from a military career, you may […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Stoke the Fire Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 We have all shown a passion for something. When I do an internal check, do I see that same passion in my walk with Jesus? Do I see it […]
Fri //Steel :: Strength
Title: Seven Spirits The Lord is the Strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. – Psalms 28: 8 Have you read the book of Revelation? Revelation – 1:4, “and from the seven spirits which are before his throne.” The seven spirits are mentioned four times in the book of Revelation […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: UP North For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Matthew 23:12 Whenever I am at my cabin in the Upper Peninsula, I reflect, thank, and praise God. I love this land and am grateful to be part of it. I use all my senses to […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: In the Stillness He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10a The times when we need to be reminded that God is God and still in control are usually the times it is unreasonable to […]