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Living a Life That Matters
I'm driving around Dallas today, running errands. Moving from point A to point B. Enjoying the blues skies, sunshine, low humidity, temps in the 70s. Doing what's needed at each stop. Routine stuff....
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Some thoughts on Parenting
Two friends tweeted me recently. Young men whose wives are expecting in the spring of 2013. Told me they'd be contacting me soon for thoughts on parenting. Thought I'd get out in front of their request...
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Preparing for Giving Thanks
As I prepare my heart and mind for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, I give thanks for beauty in nature, like: Polar bears napping... And this bird in full color regalia... I give thanks, too, for...
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Two Words for Every Young Man
I asked my friend Nicole Unice to write a post for us men. Nicole is a counselor, ministry leader and author of She’s Got Issues (Tyndale, 2012). Her 20-something volunteers call her their “life...
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Thirsty
As I sit here listening to the songs and readings at Pray As You Go, I get in touch with my thirst... I thirst.Thirst for a lot.To be debt-free.To be lighter and faster.To serve God's purposes well.To...
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5 Essential Leadership Skills
I met with K-man a few days ago. He wants to do a better job leading his family and his work. Wants to find a good pace for making progress on a monthly basis. Are you like the K-man, looking to do a...
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Bragging on Lainie
Okay, a little self-indulgence here. Time for me to brag on my grad student wife, Lainie, who's also a Residential Life Community Chaplain in a residence hall at SMU. Here's an honor for which she was...
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God Makes Change
Do you remember the last time you wished that something in your life would change? How about the last time you hoped that something in someone else's life would change? Or something in the world at...
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From Boys to Men?
How do we help boys grow into men? What if we male adults feel more like a boy ourselves - than a man? I've read several authors to glean their insights on manhood and masculinity. This past Tuesday I...
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Hail the Goodness of God
What is God like? Is God good? Does God care? How do we know? John Eldredge was the first to help me see that part of the serpent's lie to Eve and Adam was that God is holding out on humans, that God's...
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Do As You Can
You might not be at the top of your game today. Every day is not an up day. Maybe your biorhythm is off. Maybe the weather is too cloudy or you didn't sleep well. Okay, fine. But don't give up. Don't...
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What Makes This Friday Good?
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6 You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways...
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Join Me in Giving Thanks?
I'm giving thanks today for the goodness of God, the beauty of creation, and the love of God revealed to us in Jesus. I'm using "The General Thanksgiving" from the Book of Common Prayer as a guide for...
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A Fresh Way to Engage Scripture
Ever feel dry and dusty in your approach to the Bible? Ever feel like the way you've engaged the scriptures has become boring? Routine? Here's a new way I picked up from my friend Jim Clark, pastor...
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War. Death. People.
There's a side of war we don't often hear about - the names and personal lives of those killed in action. I'm sharing below some information I came across in my morning prayer this week. I post it in...
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Relationship Pain?
I've recently been in dialogue with two young men who are struggling with relationships - one with his wife, the other with his wife's best friend. Each man is feeling resentful. Each is feeling...
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Championing Emerging Leaders
When we reach out to emerging leaders, the Kingdom wins. Jesus is for them and works through them. They are natives to their generation, but they profit from mothers and fathers in the faith walking...
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The Formula for Weight Loss
Seeking to drop a few pounds? How about several? Here's the formula for weight loss that I've discovered, anecdotally and "academically". Healthy weight loss is:65% what we eat (and drink)25% how we...
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What? > Why?
When it comes to asking ourselves questions, it’s generally more productive to start the question with What (or How) instead of Why. Why questions often cause us to spiral downward in our thinking and...
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What Teddy Said
What do you do to replenish your reserves? Refuel your strength? I get help from great quotes. Here's one from Teddy Roosevelt that stokes my fire. It is not the critic who counts; not the man who...
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