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Do You Linger?

Without chaotic distractions my mind would begin to rumble before churning into full-blown danger mode. My remedy was to stay distracted with other distracting thoughts, activities or people.

Father’s Day Can Be A Tough One

As a matter of fact, Father’s Day is an annual reminder of the distant and dysfunctional connection I had with my own dad.

Men’s Workshop: First on Facebook Featuring Twenty Top Influencers

I reached out to my closest and most trusted brothers in Christ and asked them to join me bringing the best men’s workshop directly to you. April 6 and 7, 2020, we’re hosting over 20 top influencers from pastors to firefighters. It’s completely free and only for men.

From Social Ghost to Holy Ghost: Surviving Police Retirement

Life was falling apart and all I could do was crumble atop the people closest to me. My wife and kids were dodging emotional boulders, and ducking away from tumbling personality projectiles.

Anniversaries Of Trauma: How Are You Marking Tragedy?

I used to suck it up and go about my days in hopes of the effects lessening or that I wouldn’t do something to myself in those darkest moments of grief and despair over the conflicting feelings brought about by another of those anniversaries.

Why Sitting In Church Is Bad For Men

Staff men’s ministries with volunteers of actual men who’ve messed up more in life than leaving a dog-eared copy of the latest men’s grooming magazine on the counter.

Profiles In Personal Pain: Which One Are You?

What’s really eating away at you? Are regrets consuming your thoughts so you’re forced to shut them down? Can you sit in []

25 Days of 31: Broken and Blue

There are a lot of great cops doing almost impossible things under the most dire of circumstances. And that’s even before they go on duty. When I was led by God to retire from law enforcement, I just knew He was going to give me something special in return. He did. It’s my life.

Breaking The Chains Of Past Pain | Five Stones

“I stopped living the same year over and over again, and started taking control of my life by using the very truths I’m sharing with you.” Dr. Scott Silverii for Five Stones University.

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.

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.