Over the last four weeks I have been reviewing the teaching from our April Men’s Retreat at Woodleaf Conference Center. Our speaker for the weekend was retired Naval Captain Tom Joyce, Top Gun Fighter Pilot. He ended his time with us discussing the idea of “Training to Finish Well”. He laid out for us this […]
As we continue this week with our synopsis of the exceptional teaching from our Men’s Retreat I am reminded of the Apostle Paul’s commitment to be a “Sweet Smelling Aroma to his God.” This was to be his leadership legacy. We ended our discussion last week with this challenge, “what is your aroma?” As Paul […]
Continuing on with a recap of our annual Men’s Retreat and the teaching from Captain Tom Joyce: As the Apostle Paul sits on Death Row he furiously writes to his young ministry partner Timothy. He describes the essence of true discipleship as INTENTIONALLY living a life that demonstrates our love for God (2 Timothy 4:6 […]
Last week we considered the Leadership Legacy of Joshua as taught by our Men’s Retreat speaker, Captain Tom Joyce. This week and next we will consider the Leadership Legacy of the Apostle Paul. As Paul pens his Second Epistle to Timothy he is likely months away from death. Destined to be beheaded by Rome, he shares with his successor […]
I have been spending some time debriefing the Men’s Retreat. The teaching was incredible. The question of the weekend was simply this, “What are you going to do with the rest of your life?” Retired Navy Captain Tom Joyce shared with us the value of leaving a legacy of Christian discipleship. We examined together two […]
I know this might sound odd…but I like to walk through old cemeteries and read the epitaphs on the tombstones. It is interesting to see what words are used to sum up a person’s life. This may seem a bit morbid, but it’s actually a great way to reassess our own lives. We’re each going […]
We talk a great deal about benefit packages in our culture. When someone applies for a job these days they ask this very common question: “What does the benefit package include?” This is not a bad question, but it is very temporal. Since the world’s advice about how to have a good life is in […]
The liberation of Europe from the Nazis in 1945 took the combined efforts of all the allied forces. History affirms that the world was forever changed by that herculean effort. Free men and women everywhere are grateful for the sacrifices made by that generation of men and women. But as world-changing as that event was, […]
Ephesus was the home of a tremendous ministry. Despite harsh persecution, the church planted by Paul endured opposition, spread the gospel, and was quick to challenge false prophets. But just 30 years after the Apostle left, John’s revelation included a stern warning for those believers. (Revelation 2:1-7) Imagine how the words from John must have struck […]
James 1:19-27 admonishes us to be “Quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger…so that we can be ‘doers of the word…not merely hearers’”. Do you consider yourself to be a good listener, a doer of the word? In his book Directions, author James Hamilton shares this insight about listening to God: “Before refrigerators, people […]
