The power of narrow!

Life can get crazy from day to day as I try to make since of Gods priorities. I no longer have a desire to live large and shallow but I want to live deep and narrow. The power of a river is not how big it looks but how deep in flows. The depth of a river like our lives is not in the expansion of its banks but in the narrowing. Rivers likes men’s lives can look big and impressive on the outside but shallow with closer inspection. Shallow is great for canoes but not for large ships caring precious cargo. I am impressed with what men can carry not what carries a man! What do you carry?

Owning your beliefs!

My daughter is a senior in high school and will be heading off to college this fall. She is at that terrifying place in life and so are her parents where she is deciding for herself what she truly believes. For 17 years we have told her what to believe and have tried to live those beliefs in front of her. She has seen firsthand the hypocrisy with in so many so-called believers even those in leadership that sometimes it becomes difficult for her to understand Christianity. I reminded her of her own hypocrisy and mine and that my belief is in Jesus not His kids!

All I can say is WOW

All I can say is WOW! Last night in the cave was simply unbelievable or should I say very believable. Over 200 men were in attendance and the presents of God was everywhere. I want to personally thank every guy who invited a guest to be with them last night. Men of the cave blow me away! What an honor it is to serve you. To all of the Team Man Cave warriors who set up and tear down the cave every Wednesday night a big thank you! You turn a gym into a hospital where God does heart transplants. I love you guys and have a passion filled week.

Dead men walking!

Many times I ask myself what makes a man fully alive? How much of a man’s day is filled with enthusiasm, joy, adventure and pursuing of his God given calling or passion? How many dreams have been shelved in the name of responsibility or he just too tired to think about it. I will never settle for the same old thing or succumb to being satisfied with the way things are. While I am alive I want to live everyday with expectancy and dream about what could be until I take my last breath. I want to be fully alive while I die daily!

Doing What You Love

Doing what you love! I believe passion is doing what you love. Passion is the one thing that God has called you to do that makes since to know one but you. It is the one thing that ignites the heart of every man and directs him on a journey of significance. Passion is not the sin of obsession for it cares more about the effect on others than its own personal fulfillment. Passion can be shelved, buried, displaced, ignored, and sadly forgotten but it can never be taking away or killed. What’s your passion? Find out at The Man Cave this Wednesday night.

Board Games

Board Games! My wife loves board games…I do not! Yesterday sandwiched between two wonderful football games was a board game. The name of the game was, “Sorry” and the game was older than well everyone but me. My desire was to get the game over quickly so I could be back to my football games! At the end of the day as I lay in bed God played back the two games. And then the question was asked, “Which game had more significance to your family the one you played together or the one you watched”? Be significant. Man Event in 2 days!

Write a Letter

Write a letter! I remember when there were no e mails, no cell phones, no PowerPoint’s, only four stations on the TV and the remote was your dad yelling at you to, “change the channel”. I can remember when you took the time to write a letter. There is something about one’s own handwriting that makes it personal and not so one dimensional. So in the next 24 hours write someone a letter or just a quick note. Emails are not a relationship!