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 […]
I read a very compelling article yesterday by a pastor named Chris Russell who contributes to a blog on biblestudytools.com. The article was entitled “5 Things That Cause Us To Drift Spiritually”. Drifting is subtle. Often we are unaware of our insecure position until we are in the midst of a situation that can be […]
Obedience! Wow…what a word. What a topic to muse upon. We are taught at very young ages the value of obedience. It is drummed into our heads from many directions and at many levels. Obedience is taught simply because we benefit from its fruits. On the flip side, I don’t know about you, but over […]
Men of Intention pay close attention to how they live. They are aware of the story found in Luke 12:16-21. One day we will all give an account of ourselves to the Lord; Romans 14:12 affirms this truth. The rich man in a separate account in Luke 16:19- 31 made the tragic choice of living for himself without regard for the Lord. He […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has sold more advance tickets than any movie in history, and it’s not close. The seventh installment in the Star Wars franchise opens on December 18, but ticket sales began last Monday. Fandango reported that the film sold eight times more tickets than the previous first day record holder, The Hunger Games. […]
Two years ago we had an organization come to our Impact Weekend called AXIS. One comment they made repeatedly throughout the event really stuck with me. They cautioned believers not to “Read the Bible like the Devil.” What does that mean? Well…Satan has been taking the Word out of context from the beginning. So when […]
