Friday// Steel:: Truth
Title- Take heart Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 As I sat down to write for the Man Card today, an overwhelming sense of unworthiness settled upon my spirit. It was so strong that I had to enlist the help of one of my best friends […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: The weapon of worship 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 There are many opinions on worship, but the Bible does say there will be […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Never ending love Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this. – Psalm 37:5 How difficult is it to trust God? Trusting God is easy to talk about, but it sure can feel risky for some reason. There are several instances in the Bible where there’s a “If you […]
Tuesday// Fuel::Listen
Title-Can you hear me? He says, “Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10a Be still and know I am God, is one of my favorite verses. I was talking about this verse with my wife, and the conversation came down to a simple question. She asked if I let my mind get […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: The Helper Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 Sin is a state of being, a disease – and one of its nastiest symptoms is pride. Lucifer was cast down to the earth because of pride – self-sufficiency that placed his allegiance to himself rather than God. [Isaiah […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Invite God In Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b I play bass on our worship team, and I love to serve, but I often miss the point of worship. It becomes mechanical, rehearsed, and a task. No matter […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Hard Wired for God But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 Within all of us is a hunger to belong, be a part of something significant, and leave a legacy. These longings are hard-wired into us. But the naturalness […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: The Test I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b My son looked over my shoulder and asked, “What is integrity?” Have you ever tried explaining it? It took me a bit to line up my thoughts. I told my son, “Something with integrity won’t break easily, so if we are talking about […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Don’t fight empty-handed Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 Imagine facing a battle with zero weapons. Imagine your backyard hadn’t been taken care of for a year, and you had to clean it up, but you had no access […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Be the Man Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 What do you think the writer of this passage (Paul) would have thought of his own words only a few years before the writing of this verse? Indeed, the idea of following Christ was foreign to him […]