Well the Christmas of 2015 is past but I could not quite set it aside without this little “gem” of a thought…you and I must purpose to be like the donkey as we head into this new year! Donkey’s were domesticated 2,000 years before Christ. Abraham (Genesis 22:3) and various Judges (Judges 10:4; 12:13) rode […]

Each year around 172,000 babies are born on Christmas Day in the United States (so I have read – don’t fact check me). Regardless of the number, each is a reminder of the central fact of Christmas: “To us a child is born, to us a son is given.” But unlike every other child ever […]

For the last two weeks we have been discussing Spiritually Destructive Lies that we are guilty of telling ourselves as we attempt to cope with life’s circumstances. Here-to-fore we have considered that if you are to be the Man of Intention that God has designed you to be, and if you are going to the effective leader God […]

Last week we began a discussion on self-deceit and its destructive nature. We have a penchant for self-deceit. I imagine Freud would call our lies defense mechanisms, but Scripture would affirm something every INTENTIONAL Christian man knows…lying is a sinful, destructive behavior. I imagine we could come up with a long list of lies…but for the sake […]

I trust your Thanksgiving was blessed and you enter this new week encouraged and trusting the Lord. Men of Intention must be committed to truthful living. In order for us to be effective Image Bearers, the Truth must be in us. Life however has a way of getting complex, relationships get sticky, loneliness creeps in […]

Last week we began a discussion on Spiritual Drifting. That subtle process whereby we find ourselves adrift from our moorings. Unless we are INTENTIONALLY vigilant, it is easy to become isolated from our spiritual foundations. Although there are certainly many cause factors for “the drift” to occur, the article I read identified five culprits. Last week we […]