While attending a recent men’s event, an activity during a break drew an enormous crowd. As I got closer, I saw that the main attraction was an arm-wrestling competition. Just …
Are You Brave Enough to Ask for Help?
Maybe you’ve heard this one? “Why did it take 40 years for the Israelites to wander in the desert?” “Because Moses refused to stop and ask for directions!” From driving …
Taking the Third Way
Bible Passage: “Dear brothers and sisters, I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God …
Thorns & Third Ways
Bible Passage: “So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. …
Trauma & Third Ways
Bible Passage: “Who is weak without my feeling that weakness? Who is led astray, and I do not burn with anger? If I must boast, I would rather boast about …
Troublemakers & Third Ways
Bible Passage: “We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and …
Trials & Third Ways
Bible Passage: “We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors. We are ignored, …
Tears & Third Ways
Bible Passage: “I wrote that letter in great anguish, with a troubled heart and many tears. I didn’t want to grieve you, but I wanted to let you know how …
Is There Another Way?
Bible Passage: “We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our …
Lessons From the Nativity That Every Man Needs
My wife and I were at the hospital, awaiting the arrival of our first child. Suddenly, everything changed. The steady beeps of the monitors erupted into frantic alarms; the baby’s vitals had dropped dangerously. Nurses …