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My Current Heart Stirrings: Men’s Ministry

By Culture, Encouragement, Life Plan, Marriage, Parenting

I did men’s ministry for many years before I went into vocational ministry. Recently I felt led to address the young men in our church. One Saturday morning, I invited men aged 35 and under to join me as I shared some thoughts with them. Basically I said to them what I wish had been said to me at that age. The response from the guys who attended has been amazing. They want more.

In the process of planning and praying for this event, God did something to my heart. I’m still processing all that means, but I know it involves being more intentional addressing concerns I have for what I see as a need for more godly men to lead in their homes, communities and churches.

This week I received this email.

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July 1, 2011
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The Danger of the Mundane…And How to Fight It…

By Change, Encouragement, Leadership, Life Plan, Marriage

A danger exists even in completing the things you have to do as a routine…

  • Routine assignments at work…
  • Routine in relationships…
  • Routine in physical activities…
  • Routine in daily quiet times…
  • Routine in weekly calendaring…

I call it the danger of the mundane…

The things we always do, as good as those things may be, can become so routine that they begin to be seen as more of a drag than a pleasure.

Some of the dangers of the mundane include:

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June 29, 2011
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3 Steps to Jump Start Your Spiritual Life

By Christians, Encouragement, Faith

Have you been in a spiritual slump lately? Can you not seem to get out of the funk of the slump?

I have had several seasons of life where I simply didn’t feel close to God. Obviously, as the old saying goes, “I moved, not God.” I’ve learned a few things about the process of getting out of a spiritual slump.

Here are 3 easy ways to jump start your spiritual life:

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June 26, 2011
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Your Story Isn’t Too Big for Me To…

By Encouragement, Faith, Fear, God

About once a month, someone shares a story with me that’s big. I get stories all the time, but I’m talking about the kind of story that makes your jaw flop open when you hear it…that kind of big story.

I’ve quit being surprised when it happens, but I’m usually surprised that it’s happening to the person telling me the story. Usually this type of story starts with a phrase such as “I hope you’ll still be my friend after I tell you this...” or “Please don’t give up on me when I tell you this…”

Someone made a huge error…they messed up…they sinned…

What surprises me most, however, is that no matter how much I preach with grace, in spite of the fact that “grace” is in our church’s name, even though I’m not bashful about saying I’ve had tremendous failures in my own life…

People still worry how I will respond to them.

Guilt does that too a person…and struggling with the emotions after a moral failure is often one of the hardest consequences…

Let me make one thing perfectly clear, however…

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June 22, 2011
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