Many of you know, I starting hunting last Fall. My friend Terry, mentored me with the process. During gun season, I shot my first buck within the first hour of sitting in the stand. I am hooked! My friend Dan helped me process the deer, and I am confident going into deer season 2020 that I can do the whole process myself. Hunting is a lot ... Continue Reading
Discipleship
Can We Please Get Over Ourselves?!
I have a thesis that I believe to be true. No, not just true to me, I mean actually true. If you can get past the offense of the first two sentences, then proceed with me. The more glorious something is, the more seductive of a false gospel it is. No sane person is obsessed with dog poop. Why? Dog poop smells, it smears, and it just won't go away. ... Continue Reading
Aspire to Live Quietly
“Aspire to live quietly, and mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you. So that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent upon no one.” 1 Thess. 4:11-12 “Live loud!” the pastor yells! “Make a splash! Change the world! Do something big! Make your life count!” He screams. The Apostle Paul comes over and ... Continue Reading
Devotion to Good Works
Titus 3:8 "The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people." Paul is writing this letter to Titus, who he left on the island of Crete. He has some things he wanted Titus to do there. ... Continue Reading
My Mentor Gregg
Last week I wrote about my friend Jeff. Today I want to tell you about Gregg. He has been a mentor of mind for about 5 years now. I used to be a campus pastor of a multi-site church and Gregg was the Executive Pastor. Here are a few things I have learned from my sage. Retirement does not mean retirement. Gregg retired from formal ministry ... Continue Reading
Men and Ambition
"Hey men. Ambition belongs in the home first. Don't reserve all your ambition for "Out there." That was one of my recent tweets. It was for me. I needed to hear it and I needed to see it written out. Why is it so easy for me to come home and leave ambition at the door? I have a tendency to believe home is a place to simply ... Continue Reading
The Agelessness of Ageism
Qoheleth revealed wisdom when he declared "What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun." Ecc 1:9. The modern entrepreneur frowns in disbelief. As did every entrepreneur from generations before;) Truly there is nothing new. We see a clear picture of this truth in 1 Tim. 4 and 1 ... Continue Reading