Happy New Year! I hope your 2015 will be one of significant growth and progress toward becoming the man you were created to be. Around this time, many people make resolutions for the new year. Some of these are vague — so nebulous as to be useless — such as, “I’m gonna get in shape.” […]
“Thank you, the phrase, ‘the greatest thing since sliced bread,’ for making me seriously wonder who’s in charge of deciding what the greatest thing is.” – Jimmy Fallon I’m sure you received a lot of nice gifts for Christmas this year. If you want to stand out as a man — to be the best version of yourself possible — take the time […]
Merry Christmas! While we celebrate the incarnation of Christ Jesus, I want to ask you to consider the example of a man who was indispensable to the Christmas story — Joseph the carpenter. When we first meet Joseph in the Bible, he is defined in terms of his relationships — as the son of his […]
“Nothing comes from nothing. Nothing ever could” — Richard Rogers (“Something Good”) As Christmas approaches, I’ve been thinking about the importance of traditions. Having a set of practices tied to the Christmas season has generated lots of benefits for me and my household. I credit our traditions with the following: Making memories and sharing experiences that strengthen […]
“Therefore I urge you to imitate me.” – 1 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV) –Saint Paul Time for another visit to the poetry corner. The Little Chap Who Follows Me A careful man I ought to be A little fellow follows me I do not dare to go astray For fear he’ll go the self-same way. I […]
“A worker’s appetite works for him; his mouth urges him on” — Proverbs 16:26 (ESV) If you follow current events, you know the economic news is mixed. On one hand, the price of crude oil has dropped to its lowest in a decade or more, making a gallon of gas much more affordable. On the other […]
“The literary man re-reads, other men simply read.” – C. S. Lewis I once […]
“Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.” — Proverbs 26:27 (ESV) By now you may have already heard about the news story broken by Rolling Stone magazine — a horrific tale of a brutal sexual assault on a female first-year student that allegedly […]
“The Christian and the Materialist hold different beliefs about the universe. They can’t both be right. The one who is wrong will act in a way which simply doesn’t fit the real universe.” — C. S. Lewis A sound worldview is an under-appreciated aspect of living a maximized life. To be sure everyone has one […]
Christmas is just around the corner. Despite the holiday-themed tv ads that began in early November and the radio stations that started playing Christmas music around the same time, it’s possible you may have missed it. As a friend of mine observed, “Christmas seems to come earlier every year.” If the crass commercialization of the […]
