As a blogger Derek has the opportunity to reach a lot of people, a men’s ministry advocate with a national voice, and a columnist. One of his goals is to encourage other men to live in such a way that the Good News shines with signal clarity. One of the most effective ways we can do this is in and through family relationships.
We can never reduce God to our understanding, because when we do, we begin to manage Him, and that’s because it’s in our fallen sinful nature to want to have some measure of control.
There is no doubt that the days of the tyrants were terrible. But we also live in a time of fierce spiritual battle. As dads and grandfahters and the patriarchs of our families we can learn a lot from these precious women and become rock solid men who pray for our grands.
Do you walk the moral high ground? Or, do you just say you do? When called to pay the price, are you true to your convictions to the point of losing your job, or perhaps you life?
God’s Word tells us one man sharpens another. It is in this sharpening that ones true character is revealed and his heart is expsoed. How we look at others should be thorough the lens of love, where the Holy Spirit will reveal their authentic benevolence toward God. It is in this humility that God is able to use a person to further His kingdom.
Instructional songs are as old as humanity itself. Music has always been a powerful way to learn and remember things. Why not make up songs and use them with your grandchildren to teach God’s love and your love?
Stories do not belong to the world and its collective consciousness until they are told; and even when stories are told they have no power unless someone is listening; and then these amazing stories are not gifted to history unless they are repeated.
Genesis 1:27 is one of the most misunderstood verses in the Bible. David helps us understand what this verse does NOT mean. How can we explain worshiping God in spirit to our grandchildren if we do not understand what it means to be made in His image?
Remember the days of little to no air conditioning? Riding down the road with the windows down and seeing old men, typically alone, cooling off under a shade tree? I often wondered what they must think while sitting there all by themselves. It seemed like a such a sad waist of time.
When is the last time you shared your faith? The Lord never commands us to win souls to Christ. But you and I are responsible to share and to plant the seed of God’s Word in people’s hearts! This includes our children and grandchildren. If you don’t want to give away the Gospel, you ought to give it up, because what you have is not real!
IT HAD BEEN A TOUGH DAY, BUT THE CRISIS WAS OVER. OFFICER SAM HANNA ONLY HAD TWO HOURS LEFT ON HIS SHIFT. WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
Who is your historical hero of the faith? Did he live and breathe the Gospel for all people, and particularly the poor? Are you? Scottish writer, Alan Kearns reveals a distinct contrast between the mighty men of God in history, and the modern man of God. He unwraps what is needed to bring out the real men of God!
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