Praying for God’s Favor
Asking for the favor of God on your life: We can pray with confidence that the Lord wants to give favor to our lives: Psalm 44:1 You are my King and my God, You command victories for your people. Isaiah…
Prayer Matters
The Best Decisions Every Parent Can Make: Prayer Matters! We believe that prayer is the most strategic parenting technique any parent can utilize. We have made a habit of using the words of the Bible to form prayer requests for…
Today’s Decisions
Today I read 1 Samuel 1-3 and was struck with the number of people who were faced with decisions that deeply impacted their lives. Hannah faced the difficult decision of leaving Samuel at the Lord's house when he was very…
We Take It For Granted
As I was participating in a chat room tonight, one of the participants said, "I took it for granted that we would always be together." It reminded me that the most intense enemy of relationships is neglect. Compliments get fewer…
A Christian Man Grows
This past weekend, I spoke at a Promise Keeper’s event in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. The topic that got the most response was the idea of being friends with our kids. I mentioned in one of my talks that my goal…
A Christian Man is Competitive
I have been amazed this week at the reaction I have received. With the release of The 10 Best Decisions a Man Can Make, I have been asked, “What are the best decisions?” One of my answers has been, “A…
A Christian Man is Soft-Hearted
In my book, The 10 Best Decisions a Man Can Make, I wrote, “Men thrive on challenges and competition that make life an adventure rather than a routine.” This is based on the fact men rely on their strength to…
What is a Christian Man?
What is a Christian Man... “A Christian man is more than a born-again human being with male sex organs.” I read these words in an article by Jim Conway entitled, The Making of a Christian Man and it got…
Going Home
Mark 2:1 “A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home.” I was stopped in my tracks as I read this verse today. The Savior of the world had come home. I know theologically that Jesus led a life just like ours and that he lived to give us an example of how men who truly know God live. Seeing it lived out in such an ordinary way, however, was stunning to me.