Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: The word shapes 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 Alive. Active. Not sure how many people think this way about the Bible. The […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Headed towards… Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 Where are you trying to go? Are you trying to get away from something? Are you trying to get to something? Every man is on his way to something while coming from something. We are […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Reflection of our devotion to God. Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Our bodies belong to God. Kind of a strange thought isn’t it. But that’s what Paul says in Romans. Our bodies are to be a “living […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Everything I do Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 It was dinner time and my 10 yr old daughter was telling a rather dramatic story about her day at school. As she told her tale, I saw her roll her form a facial expression that she […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: The enemy of despair Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 Despair is one of the fiercest enemies to conviction. It looks […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Deep Impact Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a As I write this, I’m currently 30,000 ft in the air. I’m going to be away from my family for 2 weeks with limited communication. It’s drawn my mind […]
Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Lean full on Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Ephesians 6:10 Is there anything in your life that you can point to today, that requires you to lean full on into the Lord? That is, what in your life requires God to show up and demonstrate Himself strong? […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Posture for Worship Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 Most men gravitate to the places, circumstances, and relationships where they can stand tall and strong. Which isn’t all bad. There can be a healthy expression of pride and personal confidence that can serve and […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: It’s God’s race Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c I’ve never been able to run for an extended period of time and not wanted to give up. To me running and perseverance go hand in hand. There are times (perhaps today) you will want to give […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Avoid risk management But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 Leading up to this verse Jesus said, “Don’t worry about tomorrow.” Most guys I know worry about tomorrow. We worry about work, family, finances, temptation, etc. And in response […]