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 […]
I was reading an interesting commentary yesterday on the passage in Genesis 25:29-34 where we discover the story of Jacob and Esau. Essentially, Esau sold his birthright (inheritance) for a bowl of soup. How utterly foolish was his choice! But let us think beyond the birthrights and the soup. The author asks a very poignant question: Is there anything of […]
Stop for a moment and consider the purpose of your life. You are a Man of Intention. You understand that your purpose is not to pursue your own interests. You know that you are to love and provide for your families, You know that you must consider “others as more important than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3). In Mark 10:45 we discover what Jesus said about human […]
What gives you and I significance? The author of the Book of Jude tells us in his letter to the early church that you and I are “called”, “beloved” and “secure or preserved” in Christ. Our significance comes from these truths. It begs the question then…what are we called to? You and I were called […]
Once each quarter I teach a class at church on how to discover your spiritual gifts. One aspect of this process is to also identify “our passions”. I was privileged to have worked with high school students for thirty years and on occasion would inquire of them what they were passionate about. I could always […]
