January 16, 2025
How can you hear God if you aren’t exercising?
The Apostle Paul often uses athletic metaphors to describe the Christian life. • 1 Corinthians 9:24–27 • 2 Timothy 4:7–8 • Philippians 3:13–14 So it begs the question: how can we hear God if we aren’t exercising? A very pragmatic question indeed. But I’ve found fitness to be one of the most spiritual experiences of my life. Third to ma...
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January 14, 2025
How to read more books in less time
Big time savor: “Listening to books” via author podcast interviews. Most books are fluff: get the core idea from the author directly in 15 minutes. Also pro tip: Most business books aren’t business books. They are lead magnets trying to sell you something. The real business books are biographies, history books and psychology books.
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January 14, 2025
How to feel more alive as a man (and truly live)
Want to be alive? Filter what you think & feel through this lens: what would I say to my child if he or she was thinking & feeling this way? Our egos are like our best friends that try to protect us from all the bad things in this world. But while it has good intentions, it doesn’t lead to freedom. Only what appears as survival. When w...
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January 14, 2025
Dads & sports: Why do dads yell at their young children?
We've all been in the stands. We've all felt the collective momentary grief. We all hate when it happens: Dads going absolutely ape shit on their child based on a sports performance. And not just any child: their young child. Think under ten years old. And not just their overall sports performance: A random game on a Saturday morning. ...
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January 14, 2025
The tension
Recently I've been a bit irritated that we have to regulate ourselves to be happy. We have to work out, eat right, work on our minds, watch what we consume. And it's not a one size fits all regulation. Each of us has to go through this lifetime of trial and error to find what works for us. But why? We're saved, right? We've got the Hol...
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January 14, 2025
Jesus was an emotionally available man
Men & emotions. It’s not discussed enough. Most men weren’t taught how to deal with emotions. Because their father didn’t teach them. And their father’s father didn’t teach them. And so on the cycle continues. It hurts fathers and it hurts families. I think it’s one of the largest, most silent epidemics we’ve ever had. Lots of men stuf...
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January 14, 2025
Marriage is supposed to be hard
Marriage is supposed to be hard. The whole point of marriage is to become a NEW creation. People get divorced to “find themselves” but you’re not supposed to find yourself. You’re supposed to get to know your new self. Part of your new self is in your spouse and vice versa. You’re not supposed to stay the same. The husband (Christ) spi...
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January 14, 2025
You can't become a father until you become a son
We all enter the world as little boys or little girls. One day recently, my 6-year-old son walked up to me, one of my favorite small moments in life, and he was telling me something. His eyes were bright and smiley, and they were looking directly at mine. He was smiling and full of life, and then, for a split second, his face turned to...
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