"Hey, when you ain't got a choice, you might be surprised at what you can do." This is what Rodney said to me one evening in the parking lot of an Autozone. I had recently met Rodney, a scrufty fellow who had maybe three full outfits to his name, no regular employment...
While spending this month considering God’s favor and wisdom, I’ve been continually reminded of a question I ponder often: how do we know if we are pleasing God? Specifically, what is pleasing to God and how do we go about pleasing God? This is the subject of a post I...
Let's talk about discernment. It's a pretty doggone big word... one of them "church words" that people use to sound smart. In a nutshell, it basically means having an ability to be of good judgement. It's about a person's ability to obtain spiritual direction and...
I am lucky to have gotten fatherly advice from my dad. That's true whether he offered it intentionally or not. I like to think I've also given some fatherly advice to my own children during their lives. In the first chapter of Listen Up, Kids, I share one of the most...
God's favor. I have often prayed for it and I bet many of you have heard it prayed for as well. If you've read even a little of the Bible, you have probably crossed a passage or two where it talked about someone having God's favor or otherwise seeking it. All...
It's our wedding anniversary. Fifteen years ago today, I got into my Chevy Blazer and looked at the beautiful young lady that was seated in the passenger seat and said, “You’re my wife.” I think she responded with a simple, “Yep” but I really don’t remember. I was too...
When I think about wisdom and how it is gained, I immediately go to personal experience and where I have failed to use wisdom or where I simply did not have wisdom. For instance, when a friend of mine and I were much younger, we thought we would have fun with some...
When we are disconnected from God, or choose to never really connect with God, we open ourselves to a lot of grief and turmoil. I was reminded of this when I got the chance to view War Room at the request of FishFlix.com, who provided me with a complimentary copy in...
It’s common to see players or teams call for timeout during the course of sporting events. In baseball, the catcher or manager may call timeout and go to the pitcher’s mound for a discussion on the best strategy for how to pitch to certain players. In football, we’ll...