Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Honor Him Whatever you do work at it with all your heart, as working for The Lord, not for human masters. – Col. 3:23 Work at it with all your heart. Swing for the fence. Do your best. Don’t let up. Meet and exceed expectations. Be the guy others know they can depend on. Real […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Love completely Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 How do you love someone you can’t perceive with your senses? One way is to look at his creation: “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the […]
Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Warrior Inside Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Ephesians 6:10 As men, God created us to have a warrior inside of us. Maybe as kids, we pretended we were Cowboys, Indians, or Superheroes. It’s easy to imagine doing courageous things in the face of adversity when you are […]
Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Are You Bad Company Do not be misled: “Bad Company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 My son and I have this ongoing battle about keeping his room clean and having a place for things. The theory being that if you put things in their place, you will be able to find them. Good stewardship is part of […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: God shares 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 By definition, “word” means to express one’s thoughts or emotions with text or speech. That means […]
Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Formal Confession Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 I remember how formal confession was growing up as a Catholic, a formal day of the week, and you were not allowed […]
Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Deadly Cargo Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 Martyrdom. Not exactly a pleasant topic, but one repeatedly addressed in Scripture—including the context for this one—as well as throughout church history and in headlines today. Apparently, holding a belief that a benevolent creator has […]
Sat // Build :: Honor
Title: Honor to others Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 Men who give honor to others often receive it back. They create an atmosphere of devotion, love, and respect. They are thermostats instead of thermometers. We need you to be like this. Your family needs […]
Fri //Steel :: Strength
Title: Ask Fast The Lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. – Psalms 28: 8 Most men have a hard time asking for help. We see it as a form of weakness, so we don’t ask unless we absolutely have to. However, the Word says, ”My power […]
Thu // Warrior:: Defend
Title: Be a Sheepdog “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor” Psalm 82:3 At a recent marriage retreat, the speaker, addressing the roles of men in their households, physically stood in front of his wife and shouted: “if you want to get to my wife or my family, you must go […]