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Friends or Family?

Recently I was talking with someone and they said, “My friends are my family.” Doesn’t that sound nice? On the surface it makes sense. Our friends are the people we see more frequently. Our friends are probably the people we are more likely to ask for help. Our friends don’t have a history of awkward experiences from the high’s and low’s of life, so it makes sense why we would drift toward friends as family.

Leadership: Law of Influence

Leadership

Maxwell’s definition for the Law of Influence is that “the true measure of leadership is influence nothing more, nothing less.” Ask yourself, “Who are you influencing?” It starts with self, spouse, children, extended family, co-workers, neighbors, family, etc. And what are we influencing people toward?

What Does It Mean To Be A Godly Man?

Family, Leadership

A question I am often asked by other men is, “What does it mean to be a godly man?” Is it just about reading and knowing the Bible? Or, is it just about character? Here is a quick outline:

Parenting Teens with Social Media

Family, Parenting

How about those Amish? Am I right? There is no argument that social media influences people, therefore, how do parents and children interact with social media from a godly perspective? It would be easy to fall on the extremes; social media will never enter my house or be completely consumed with social media but I think God’s Word provides an answer that is a little more complicated.

Practical Steps with Grief

Culture

Most of all, I have found rekindling our relationship with the Lord in the midst of grief can be the most difficult. When we experience emotional pain or loss it often touches us in the deepest part of our soul, which is many times set apart only for the Lord. Before grief there is this deep part of our soul where only the Lord had ventured but in grief there is a pain that breaks into our soul, so that we might find it difficult to distinguish between grief and the Lord. It’s okay. We don’t have to rush back to that place but we do want to build a process of restoring those parts of our faith. It may take time, but if we take intentional steps, we can definitely get there.

Conversations Around Homelessness

Culture, The Church

Are we going to see overnight transformation in those moments? Maybe not but Jesus’ life, death and resurrection turned our eviction from heaven upside down. Let’s do the same for others today.