Saturday // Build :: Encouragement
Title: The Gift of Encouragement Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a Encouragement is a gift of a unique ability to inspire others to reach their full potential. As Husbands, Parents, and Christian Men, we must do so by challenging, comforting, and guiding in a way that people […]
Friday // Steel :: Truth
Title: Freedom Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.– John 8:32 A few years ago, I went to Disneyland with my family. At one point, they were all off doing something, riding rides, shopping, whatever. I sat on a bench under a shade tree in the middle of the […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Who’s the enemy? For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 I see the word engage, and my mind goes to movies with battle scenes, like […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Committed
Title: Keep your commitments Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this – Psalm 37:5 One of the things I dislike about technology is how easy it is to be non-committal. If we don’t want to go to something, we can text someone and tell them we can’t make […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Listen UP He says, Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:10a My wife was recently talking to me, and after my third attempt to enter into the conversation, I heard the Spirit say to me, “Just […]
Monday // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Good Pride/Bad Pride “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall – Proverbs 16:18 We all have pride. Be sure not to label all pride as bad. There is good pride in good things (being proud of your kids, for example). The warning of pride here is the empty kind. A haughty spirit is a heart that is overinflated and infatuated with oneself. […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Biblical times are now Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b There is much unrest in the world today. We read this in scripture, believe it, and discuss it in small groups. Yet, it’s happening in our lives today. […]
Saturday // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Seek the King But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you – Matthew 6:33 Guys, have you noticed that if we want to accomplish something, we put our mind and effort into finding a way to get it done? Can you reflect on your life […]
Friday // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Face It I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b What’s integrity? If you ever went to Sunday school as a kid, you’ve probably heard about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Do you know why they were thrown in the furnace? It was because they had integrity. They were told they had to worship other […]
Thursday// Warrior:: Weapons
Title: Personal Protection Ephesians 6:11 “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can stand against the devil’s schemes.” The next time you face an emergency, you need to know that the average time for police to respond is 10 minutes, which may be longer in these times. That is a long time […]