Mar
11
2010
A Warning From the Past
During the Exodus, Moses and the children of Israel escaped the slavery of the Egyptians. As they traveled toward the Promised Land, they witnessed a lot of miraculous things.
God parted the waters of the Red Sea and the Egyptian army was wiped out.
God guided them with a cloud by day and a pillar of fire [...]
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Jan
26
2010
Integrity in the Workplace
Men, we spend a lot of our time at work. This news is not all that alarming, because I read that 10 out of 10 men are trying to discover ways to balance home and work responsibilities. I’m not too sure that many men come to the end of this life and confess that they [...]
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Sep
30
2009
Do Men Have Emotional Needs?
First off, let’s check out what King David wrote in Psalm 22:14 that his heart melted like wax in the most inner places of his body / soul.
Have you ever asked yourself, “What’s the harm in keeping my fears and my emotional needs to myself?” Well, it’s because that which you use to hide your [...]
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Sep
29
2009
Answering God’s First Question
God called to Adam and asked him, “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9) and here’s how the first man answered the first question that God had asked him: “I heard… I was afraid… I was naked… I hid.” (Genesis 3:10).
Most men don’t like open confrontation. I have known some physically big and powerful men who were [...]
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Sep
14
2009
Where Are You, Really?
After hearing the Game Plan for Life conference on September 12, I could not help but think about the overall underlying issue that permeated the event… do men of today really know who they are? So let’s get personal. Are you in touch with where you are? How you feel? Have you faced your faults? [...]
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Sep
10
2009
Another Moral Failure?
Over the past month, I have come across a couple of articles written by pastors reacting to a moral failure in a fellow pastor. My first reaction was disbelief. Leaving the theological and moral arguments aside, what pastor who is doing his job even has time for adultery?
I read Chuck Swindoll just this morning, regarding [...]
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May
26
2009
How to Guide Your Destiny
When I taught at Hargrave Military Academy, I remember the chaplain had a great saying regarding character and destiny:
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become character.
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
These are not only wise words for developing strong character and [...]
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Apr
20
2009
The Urgency of God’s Purpose
Here’s a great verse… Time after time I sent you prophets, who told you, “Turn from your wicked ways, and start doing things right. Stop worshiping other gods so that you might live in peace here in the land I have given to you and your ancestors.” But you would not listen to me or [...]
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Apr
15
2009
Imitating Jesus
Authenticity. That is what will convince a lost and dying world that a relationship with Jesus is real. How many times has the professing Christian community continued to live like the world, and that action has cause someone to reject the message of Christ? Perhaps they say, “If YOU can’t live it, why should I [...]
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Mar
16
2009
God Wrestles with You… Alone
I am still fascinated and challenged by the wrestling match between God and Jacob, the father of the twelve sons of Israel (Genesis 32:22-28).
I feel that God encounters men in a lonely place where He can deal with us personally. He wants to be alone with us, rather than in the context of cliques [...]
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