Tag Archive | Religion & Spirituality
God’s promise to be there with us
A friend’s wife recently went through some major surgery. It appears she will recover fully. This is good. Nevertheless, it’s even better to watch or hear of those going through life’s trials and struggles, and to see people honestly and humbly praise God as they walk the dark path. Even when I walk through the darkest [...]
God made men to be courageous
Several weeks ago I had the opportunity to see the movie Courageous through a small, private showing. Let me just say that this movie is an excellent catalyst for men’s ministries all over, and particularly for churches struggling to get a men’s ministry started. Talking with a couple guys after church this morning about the [...]
A prerequisite to men’s ministry: men
Years ago I came across a book by David Murrow titled: “Why Men Hate Going to Church.“ Until earlier this week when I had the chance to hear him on the podcast of Family Talk radio with James and Ryan Dobson I’d almost forgot that I had the book. Thanks to my friend Karen I [...]
Is there a ‘Plan B’ with God?
Does God have a “Plan B” for our lives? If “Plan A” was a sinless life lived in the very presence of God (Genesis 1 and 2), was Jesus then “Plan B?” Or, was the entire process leading up to Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection “Plan A” all along? I’m not going to dwell too [...]
Where are all the men?
Okay gentlemen… we’ve been to the mountaintop; we’ve heard the speeches; we’ve been challenged to assume the leadership role that God has called us to, so why haven’t things changed? Why is America getting worse, not better? For instance, why is the divorce rate in the church the same as it is outside the church? [...]
How my daughter teaches me about God’s character
Ever since my daughter was born 10 years ago this week God has afforded me a glimpse into His character, more so than in the past. I use the word “glimpse” because, if you recall the story from Exodus 33 where God passed by Moses while he hides in the cracks of the rocks, Moses [...]
How science and nature shout God’s existence
Louie Giglio is a remarkable and exciting speaker. I’ve been watching a series in Sunday School where he talks about the vastness of God. While the DVD clip below addresses only part of his series, which continues to blow me away, there was another part in the series just before he goes on to explain [...]
When did Christian community become obsolete?
My best friend’s name is Steve. We’ve known each other since high school in the late 70’s. How this fits into topics I’ve already covered has to do with what happened in our lives over a 12-month period a few years ago. After the collapse of my marriage and the ensuing divorce Steve was there [...]
National Day of Prayer under assault
Why do we need to wait for a national proclamation that may never come to pray for our nation? That’s kind of the theme of a commercial I heard at the end of a Focus on the Family podcast. It opens with a man’s voice saying: ”There are forces at work right now that are trying [...]
