21 Days of 31: Candle in the Wind
Keeping our candle lit is the difference between cold extinguished and setting life ablaze. Like any candle, we first need a spark, and the oxygen to fuel the flame.
20 Days of 31: Lift His Name, Raise Your Game
20 Days of 31: Lift His Name, Raise Your Game I don’t use this word lightly, and it’s possible that you’ve not […]
19 Days of 31: Rough is Relative
Being aware of the seasons in our life are important. I especially become aware during the mountaintop moments. Not because they’re incredible and I’m on an emotional high. But, because I know what’s to come.
17 Days of 31: If I Told You My Story
So many people want to wade into the muck and offer advice and opinions across the social streams. They become e-experts with safe responses and pre-calculated comments.
16 Days of 31: Falling In The Gap
See, we’ve not progressed too far beyond that fateful day when mankind fell because of temptation. We’re disobedient and willful. Of course, God allows us free will so that we do have a choice. Otherwise, how could we actually show love if we didn’t have the choice to not show love?
15 Days of 31: The Cold, of Cold
I crawled out from between that downy sandwich and tugged on clothes. Almost out of spite, I was going to prove a point about fashion versus function. Well, I didn’t bother with my trusty one pair of denims as I hurried out with the girls.
14 Days of 31: Put Product On It
This goes all the way back to the beginning – Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve lived in paradise, and that they were naked was of no shame. They had no secrets or need to put “product” on anything.
13 Days of 31: Eye Opener
13 Days of 31: Eye Opener Have you ever read something, and loved it so much that you came to know it […]
12 of 31 Days: The Fly and Corpse
As a young kid, I thought it was fantastic, and had visions of Stabler, Staubach, Bradshaw, Manning (Archie) and Tarkenton. In reality, it was a horrible idea to allow a 13 year old to go unsupervised. The score reflected it.
11 Days of 31: The Ebb and Flow
One of my most beloved pastors, Ronnie Melancon once explained why we get so exhausted after attending worship service. There’s a spiritual drop off after the mountain top experience. It’s not a bad thing he said, because we need the time to refresh.
10 Days of 31: Going Too Far
10 Days of 31 Days: Going Too Far We’ve been allowing the puppy the freedom to roam throughout the house of late. […]
9 of 31 Days: I Don’t See It
And sometimes, if I’m lucky, I get to go a few hours without seeing the faces of the injured, the abused or the murdered. Though I don’t think I’d like them to completely go away as they remind me of why I’ve done what I’ve done on their behalf.
8 of 31 Days: It Was Me
8 of 31 Days: It Was Me Have you ever felt your spouse’s tears roll across your shoulder? Over the last few […]
7 of 31 Days: I’m Going Back
But, I was left with more questions than answers. While it may have help illuminate questions for many others, I found myself still in the dark.
6 Days of 31 Days: Made For Relationships
I never knew the depths of true brotherhood until connecting on a spiritual level that had nothing to do with your rank or how many arrests you made.
5 of 31 Days: Life In Transit
She likes to pack, and since I’m more partial to throwing a business suit into a plastic bag, she’d rather organize the goods. The caveat is that I don’t get to complain if her selections aren’t my favorites. It’s a fair system.
4 of 31 Days: Forgiving Is Kinda Big Deal
I think most men struggle with it because we are under the impression that forgiving someone lets them off the hook for what they did to hurt us. We amp up in the fantasy of getting even or an upper hand through revenge.
3 of 31 Days: Maybe Doc Was Wrong
I love it. I have a wooden table-top on sawhorse type stands and a straight-back wooden chair without any type of padding.
2 of 31 Days: Running From God’s Friend
He showed me to pursue friendships instead of expecting them because of my position and what others I could do for me. I had been a consumer of relationships instead of a giver of my time and attention.
1 of 31 Days: What Is It To Be Good
We’re basically free to do as we please no matter the hurt or harm to others. Why? because the gaggle of cohorts will also be good once you all agree to terms 1 or 2 of the definition.
Freedom From Pain? Broken And Blue Is Required Reading For LEO & Family
Broken and Blue: A Policeman’s Guide to Health, Healing and Hope This is possibly the most important project I’ve ever worked on. […]
Guardians Of The Galaxy: Protect Your Family Time
But, oh my soul, come the weekends, we transform into “Guardians of the Galaxy” protective about sharing time outside the circle of family.
It’s What Heroes Do | Thank God For Them
Spoken, it inspires the faithful to be strong and courageous. With reckless expectation, press the fight no matter the foe, and without ever considering the possibility of defeat.
The Warrior’s Marriage: A Biblical Series On Marriage For Men
This is going to be a no-holds barred conversation with men about men for strengthening our roles as the head of the family.
CEO – Show Them God’s Love This Easter: One Word Matters
We all know a CEO, and at times, been a CEO. This Easter, if the gentle title of CEO fits, make a point to attend a service. If you know a CEO, make a point to invite them to attend a service.
Called Versus Transformed: Peter’s Life As A Modern Example Of Faith
God featured Peter for a purpose. I feel like the purpose was because so many of us guys go through similar called / transformed experiences.
Profiles In Personal Pain: Which One Are You and How Do You Manage It?
Do you booze it until you lose it, yet it’s worse than it began? Please understand that the substances used to fight addiction are not the problem. The problem is you’re using addictive substances to avoid healing from your pain.
Secret Societies: What Are They Good For?
Even in the most accountable of cultures or organizations, deviance happens. Is there any wonder how it finds its way into your marriage and family.
When God’s Will Conflicts With Facebook Algorithms
With puffy eyes and no idea if the technology would work, we hit the “Start Streaming” button and BAM, we were live.It didn’t matter that we’d only had 2 hours of sleep, or that no one commented or even viewed the show. We were in God’s will.
God’s Covenant Marriage: This Is Not Civil Contract
A covenant is a binding obligation between you, your spouse, and God. It’s not meant to be broken. Covenants are not meant to dissolve because you fell out of love with your spouse.
Double Minded: Single Focused
This is where you begin to believe the lies you are living. You can tattoo up, goatee down, ball cap spun around, and the Grunt-style t-shirts get rubber-banded around your new-found, pumped up pythons, but your soul knows the difference.
6 Lies We Tell Ourselves When Divorce Seems Imminent
I tell you this because I want you to know I understand where you’re coming from when thoughts of divorce begin stirring in your soul. My first marriage ended in divorce. My marriage to Scott very well could have ended in divorce if not by the grace of God.
Pray God Changes You Before Praying Change In Others
There is such a great desire among men to know more about walking with Christ. They share their struggles, prayers and blessings. I’ve loved watching them reach out and promise to pray for each other. It’s gelling as a very cool community.
Men It’s Time To Stop Cheating On Your Wife
You must identify your addiction triggers before you can begin to develop a structured plan to defeat or avoid them. Is it porn, a movie, an image, a memory, someone at work or the gym that lights your fires of fantasy?
Somebody’s Watching Your Behavior: Does It Matter?
And of course, while we like (used subjectively) to remind our kids that Jesus is watching, the truth is Jesus is watching. Not just our mini-me’s but us as well.
Sex Addiction: Blue Lights in a Red Light District
It was true 30 years ago and it’s still true today. The first time I was told, “Your badge will get you sex (he used the “p” word), and sex will get your badge,” was in the police academy.
Policing & Personal Pain: Freedom for Healing from Your Past
Healing from your past is about gaining freedom from the things, people or events that have shackled you down and prevented you from knowing God’s glorious plans for your life.
Why Men Cheat: Why We Shouldn’t
The secrets of sexual sin lock you down into a bondage you cannot escape. Satan has got you by the “balls,” and unless you seek the help to bring your past pain and current sin to healing light, you will lose more than you can ever imagine.
Lysa Terkeurst: The Male Response To Divorce And Why
God also created sex to be enjoyed within the blessings of that marriage. God has never been shy about a husband and wife enjoying each other’s bodies. Nor has He minced words about the consequences of sex outside of marriage.
Rak Chazak Amats: God’s War Cry
Rak Chazak Amats: God’s War Cry Rak Chazak Amats!!! This ancient Hebrew war cry has led God’s warriors for centuries. The call […]
Eden’s Blame Game: Where Was Adam?
When we men get distracted, or disinterested or disengaged from our spouse, then a gap is created where we are both vulnerable to sin slithering in.
Get God’s Word To Kick Start 2018
Get God’s Word To Kick Start 2018 Dear Brothers, I prayed for a word to start 2018, and 3 separate times this […]
Happy New Year: Toast From Silly Boys
Spiritual A, B, C: Rules For Men
Spiritual A, B, C: Rules For Men Are you living a life outside God’s spiritual A,B,C’s; Accountability, Boundaries, & Consequences If […]
Jesus: He Sees Us
Jesus: He Sees Us Imagine the woman with an issue of blood in a horde of people clamoring to see Jesus. She […]
Crowded Out Of Christ: Push Back
I’ve been in the #trenches and know how easy it is to get swept up in a shift away from Christ. But I also know that I had to push through my crowd to find Him.
7 Churches In Revelation | 7 Messages In Marriage
7 Churches In Revelation | 7 Messages In Marriage
The Final Inspection; A Beautiful Policeman’s Prayer
“Step forward now, policeman,
You’ve borne your burdens well.
Come walk a beat on Heaven’s streets,
You’ve done your time in hell.”