Mike | August 14, 2007
Just finished reading the book of Acts (Chapters 23-28). I just couldn’t put it down. It’s not like I didn’t already know the ending, but I was captured by Paul’s warrior spirit.
In the presence of leaders – Sadducees, Pharisees, and Roman leadership – Paul continued to fight. He fought for his rights as a Roman [...]
Mike | February 21, 2007
My previous post commented on Obadiah and his boldness and the guts it took to risk everything for GOD. I want to focus on Elijah now. It’s all in the same passage – 1 Kings 18.
Elijah, what a man of GOD. 1 Kings 18 records his showdown with the prophets of Baal – [...]
Mike | February 21, 2007
Yesterday morning I was led to read 1 Kings 18. It’s the story of Elijah and his showdown with the prophets of Baal. Then again, there’s another story here I have overlooked until yesterday. It’s the story of Obadiah, a servant of King Ahab.
A little background on Ahab.
He had become king of [...]
Mike | February 14, 2007
Ever wonder what it looks like to be a man with a heart for God? I do. I did. . .until God reminded of a guy named Caleb. For the last couple of days God has been showing me what it looks like and what it takes to be a man God [...]
Mike | February 6, 2007
I read the blog of a co-laborer in the Kingdom. His name is Mark Batterson and he’s the pastor of the National Community Church in Washington, D.C. Today he wrote this post. . .
I just wrote an article for Catalyst Monthly. Should be in next month’s issue. I’m not sure exactly how to say this–don’t [...]
Mike | February 2, 2007
I thought I might get your attention with this title. For guys that’s a rough thing to think about – and a painful one at that. But I was reading Kenny Luck’s book, Risk: Are You Willing to Trust God with Everything?, when he used a passage from Jeremiah 4:3-4 -
3 This is what the [...]
Mike | February 1, 2007
In our current culture I don’t think we necessarily have what may be referred to as a rite of passage for our young men. Do we have a process. . .a set of actions. . .an event that declares to our sons that they will now be expected to take on the responsibilities as [...]
Mike | January 6, 2007
I’ve been reading through a book I have come to find both intriguing and challenging. It’s Paul Coughlin’s No More Christian Nice Guy. In it Coughlin posits the idea that our culture and our churches are creating “Christian Nice Guys” and in doing so are damaging our families, our boys, our men, and [...]
Mike | January 3, 2007
So guys, what’s going to be new this year? What are you going to do differently? What are you going to start you’ve been meaning to start for some time now? What will you change about you?
If you noticed each of the questions above were point at you – NOT YOUR SPOUSE [...]
Mike | December 27, 2006
I was going through my study time with God this morning – I’m walking through Max Lucado’s study, Experiencing the Heart of Jesus. This week’s study is on experiencing Jesus’ power. This morning our focus was on faith and how faith allows us to experience – to allow our life to intersect with – Jesus’ [...]