Monday // Surrender :: Obey
Title: It will become easier This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Psalm 119:56 1 John 2:17- The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God loves everyone. Several years ago, my wife and I set out on a fall trip, a trip I had been planning for months. It evolved into a faith journey for us, outreach, and church visits. […]
Sunday // 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 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 serves and inspires others. But […]
Saturday // Build : : Encouragement
Title: As a Parole Officer Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a 10 to 1. As a parole officer, I’ve been told to cement positive behavior in the lives of men who have made a career of evil; I need to praise them at a 10-to-1 ratio. Sometimes finding […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: An opportunity to serve people Set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Part of my job is sales. When I first started, I wasn’t perfect. I thought I was a burden to the people I was selling to and was being bothersome. We have […]
VIDEO :: Merry Christmas
Men know how to keep good traditions. The kind of traditions that remind us of where we have been…of where we are going. They know how to setup a moment for those traditions to be experienced…for the meaning to be felt and considered. They know the order of things. That you start with the most […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: An Example in Perseverance. Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Christmas Eve is here! The excitement is in the air: family time, good food, gifts, and Christmas Eve services—all wonderful things. Today, let’s put some time and thought into what Mary and Joseph experienced. The word “perseverance” […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Food for the soul So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Men, if you are like me, you love good food. I wanted to share thoughts on physical vs. spiritual food. Physical food provides the body with nutrients needed to survive […]
Monday // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Precious Gift Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Holidays are here, and the excitement they bring is incredible. We prepare food, and we buy gifts for one another, but it can consume us a little too much sometimes. It’s when we get consumed with something that it becomes an idol. God gave us the gift of […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Active is worship. Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Not part of a small group, you can still learn scripture during the worship service. This requires active listening, following along with your Bible, jotting down key points, and […]
Saturday // Sacrifice :: Kingdom
Title: A Place for You. Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Men, I have a proposition for you. My dad’s property is a mansion; he has many bedrooms. If you want, I will get one ready for you; it’s […]