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 …
Finding the Unshakeable Hope of Christmas
“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned…” (Isaiah 9:2) Christmas is a season often …
How Men Can Win “The War on Christmas”
A Not-So-Merry Christmas Years ago, at Christmastime, I was shopping at a large chain store. As I stood in line to pay, I heard a phrase being repeated with considerable …
How To Really Nail It as a Dad This Christmas
When I think about Christmas as a kid back in the 80s, I have a very specific and vivid memory of the year my brother and I got the original …
Men Who Give Like Jesus Gave
He sat by the side of the road as he had done for as long as he could remember, wrapped in an old worn cloak to protect him from the …
When a Brother is Struggling
In one of the more vivid scenes in the Old Testament, Israel is fighting for its survival in a vicious battle with the Amalekites (Exodus 17:8-13). Joshua leads the soldiers …
Leading Your Household Like Jesus
In my experience as a husband and dad, many situations have arisen that don’t always neatly or clearly fall into the “What does the Bible say?” category. Our inspired Bible …
How Hope Can Destroy Your Anxiety
I look over at the clock on my nightstand, and it’s 5 in the morning. I had just woken up in a pool of sweat. Immediately, I began to think …
How Does a Man Become “Holy?”
It was the 1929 Rose Bowl, California versus Georgia Tech. Late in the second quarter, Cal’s Roy Riegels scooped up a fumble and took off down the field for the …
Blessed are the Persecuted
About a year ago, I started working at Open Doors Canada, a non-profit organization that exists to strengthen Christians where faith costs the most. Born out of the work of …