The Great American Stalemate Will Show Who We Really Are
We find ourselves in the midst of a Great American Stalemate. That’s the conclusion I am coming to after having considered what has been going on in my country over the last many months. In fact, I have felt pretty helpless since the election of Donald Trump as...
Vision and Leading – 7 Posts About Casting Your Vision Toward the Future
Vision and Leading are two words that practically everyone has heard used in some context. Whether it’s personal or group context, whether for career or volunteerism, you can’t escape hearing those two words. They’re often accompanied with the word...
You Don’t Have to Care About Inauguration Day, but You Should at Least Care
It’s inauguration day in the United States. We’re witnessing history – whether for better or worse. That’s no different from any other inauguration day that has happened before today. However, while the coming months and years will bring an unveiling of the path...
Getting God’s Signal Amid Clutter and Noise
Did you catch God’s signal today? What about yesterday, or the day before? Have you gotten God’s signal at all in the last month? I am not talking about trying to delicately tune the AM band on your radio to the low-frequency Christian radio station in...
Consider Your Ways for the New Year and Beyond
It’s good to take a break from time to time to consider your ways as you also consider your possible future. You see, the New Year is filled with a lot of advice from leaders, bloggers, journalists and all sorts of people. They’ll give you a lot of words about...
How to Love God in the Midst of Our Challenges
[special]Loving God even as the hustle and bustle of life distracts our thinking can be a frequent challenge. There are so many things that compete for our time and attention. It’s easy to lose sight of our loving God and all that we are called to be or do....
Casting Your Line To the Future and Hopeful Leadership
The concept of hopeful leadership is a frequent topic. In fact, when I just googled “Hopeful Leadership” a few moments ago, I got 19.6 million results. The sources of these results run the gamut from the likes of Forbes and Trendhunter to political sites and regional...
Seeking Your Life Vision – A Review of A Minute of Vision for Men
What’s your life vision? Do you have a one? In Scripture, it says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish” and that’s the driving motivation behind Roger Patterson’s A Minute of Vision for Men: 365 Motivational Moments to Kick-Start Your Day. So many of us are...
Finding Significance – a Review of The One Year Impact for Living Men’s Devotional
Many of us find God as we seek a life of significance. It’s in finding him that we find we ARE significant and God is always showing us just how true that is throughout the rest of our lives. And that’s when we begin to think about the mark we’ll...
Stop Making Excuses So You Can Wake Up and Finally Say Yes
What if you were to quit making excuses and said yes to God? It’s a simple question. And, it’s a question you might think doesn’t apply to you. But let’s ask another question… how often has your desire for what could be been held in check because you won’t give...