Search results

Waiting Well Does Us All Good The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. Lamentations 3: 25 Remember that old saying, I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream? Well, in today’s world ice cream isn’t what’s causing most folk to run around screaming in...

Be That Guy [ 1 min read ★ ] Humble yourselves . . . under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you—1 Peter 5:6 Building community in the social context—in the context of our friendships—means reworking existing friendships into...

6 Effective Ways to Apologize to Your Partner Studies show that apologizing to your partner for hurting their feelings and granting forgiveness are crucial to the success of an intimate relationship or marriage. It’s essential that couples learn the value of sincere apologies and forgiveness...

The State of My Soul I think most of you know I have worked in a men’s ministry for the last twenty years. In my past blogs I have written a good bit about my concern for men’s mental, emotional, and psychological health. There seems to be a number of causes for this. The noted American...

When the Sole Comes Off and the Soul Comes Undone When the Sole Comes Off and the Soul Comes Undone. Image created by Jeff McLain in ChatGPT. “My cleats fell apart,” my daughter shouted as we approached the front door of our house, about to leave for the second game of her softball...

Why Living Carefully Leads to a Life of Fullness Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of others. Philippians 2:3-4 Some persons do first, think afterward, and...

Embrace the Fear [ 1 min read ★ ] . . . for man shall not see me and live—Exodus 33:20 We’re made for fear. We’re made to live with fear, not without it, as we’d like. It’s just, as so often happens, we get preoccupied with things we can see and hear and touch. But these...

Jacob’s Wrestling Match: From Trickster to Prince of God The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, The angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the boys; And may my name live on in them, And the names of my...

Light It Up . . . Right Where You Are [ 1 min read ★ ] You are the light of the world—Matthew 5:14 The strongest evidence that we are where God wants us—in our jobs, in our careers, in our cities—is simply that we’re there. God Almighty knows where we are. He sees us (Luke...

Why Good Education Requires the Broad View Good education teaches “the broad view.” It teaches students to take in “the bigger pictures” of history, culture, society, and humanity. Good Education What is “good education?” Of course, like so many words, “education” has different meanings...

Honoring Dignity By The Words We Speak Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. Proverbs 18:21 We’ve all heard someone curtly reply, “I won’t even dignify that comment with an answer.” Haven’t we? After all, when we feel we’ve been misjudged...

My Spouse Never Listens- Here Are 6 Ways to Get Your Needs Met! While it’s tempting to launch into expressing anger and to get into the attack mode when you feel hurt or frustrated, it can alienate your partner and drive a wedge between you. That said, you’ll accomplish more and improve your...

Refocusing the Drive [ 1 min read ★ ] greatest among you become as the youngest . . . leader as one who serves—Luke 22:26 We men devote so much of our mental attention and hard work to our own greatness. We plan for advancement; strategize next moves; put our heads down and...

God’s Commands about Immigrants Among Us Scripture calls for justice and compassion toward migrants and foreigners, reminding us to treat the alien with fairness, dignity, and love. Scripture Passages about Aliens (Migrants); Foreigners Hebrew “nekar” Exodus 22:21 (NRSV) 21 You shall not...

Jesus Was Not Where He Was Supposed To Be John 20:1-7: “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and...

Family Big Enough? [ 1 min read ★ ] . . . a threefold cord is not quickly broken—Ecclesiastes 4:12 In the family context, building community means building expanded families around our existing, immediate families. These family “expanders” are trusted...

Alone at Work? [ 1 min read ★ ] Whoever isolates himself . . . breaks out against all sound judgment—Proverbs 18:1 Work is a place where we men are apt to live, not as our true selves, but rather as carefully crafted and false versions of ourselves. Work is a...

Here’s What Happens When You Assume the Worst Do you have “psychic-wife syndrome” or PWS? If you’re among the millions of wives who think you can read minds, maybe you should think again. Mind reading is when you assume you know what your husband is thinking or feeling without him saying a...

Breaking the Patterns That Keep You in a Rut Many of my clients sit down in my office and complain that they are stuck in a rut. It may not be full blown depression, but they just can’t find pleasure in day-to-day activities, their job, or their relationships. Kelly, 43, is a teacher and she’s...

May the Force . . . Be You [ 1 min read ★ ] . . . what I want mostly is for men to pray—1 Timothy 2:8-10 There are many forces at work in this world—forces colliding, reacting to each other, influencing one another. And you, brother, are one of them. Each of us is. The...