A Pernicious Loop

A Pernicious Loop . . . he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything—Acts 17:25 There are few more powerful (and potentially harmful) forces at work in the lives of men than the When/Then lie. It goes like this: when we get that job, that promotion, that house, that “number” in the…

You’re Magnetic

You’re Magnetic Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?—Mark 2:16 God loves us—just as we are, right now. Wow. That’s kind of difficult to accept, isn\’t it? I mean, it’s hard to feel worthy of that love, with all our mistakes, our imperfections. Don’t we need to be perfect and holy too, just…

You hear a blast

But let me tell you something wonderful, a mystery I’ll probably never fully understand. We’re not all going to die— but we are all going to be changed. You hear a blast to end all blasts from a trumpet, and in the time that you look up and blink your eyes—it’s over. On signal from…

The 2m Radius Challenge

The 2m Radius Challenge Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways—Haggai 1:5 What if the measure of a man’s life, in the end, isn’t how many hours he’d logged in pews on Sundays? What if it isn’t how many times he’d read through the Gospels? What if the measure is, rather,…

Too Busy? Hmmm . . .

Too Busy? Hmmm . . . Look carefully then how you walk . . . making the best use of the time, because the days are evil—Ephesians 5:15-16 When sacred opportunities come—opportunities to listen, to care, to encourage, to serve, to give, to tell others about our faith—we men often use a tactic called “too…