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The lure of popularity has ruined more than one life. Find out about a man who was willing to sacrifice fame in order to serve.

Lessons learned in a pile of what I almost finished

We live in a broken world…full of broken promises, broken dreams, broken lives. Nothing seems “altogether” anymore.

I have recently run into another issue that I think is worth mentioning: Conceptions of masculinity… or maybe should say “misconceptions.”

I guess that there are three big events in most peoples' lives. The first is our birth and the second is our wedding (if we are married).

Boys should be able to describe what a godly man looks like, having watched one from the time they were a little boy.

What are you sacrificing today in your life? What’s the pain that you are enduring to know Christ?

Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment? (Amos 3:3). So too do my male friends and I display an intentional commitment to our annual get-together as central to who we are as men, to who we want to be the rest of the year for our families and each other.

Mark 9:43-47 says “If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out.

When we look at Romans 8:29, I want you to see that God’s pre-planned journey for every person is to become like Christ.

Let’s begin this series with a universal truth in the world of men. I think you will agree with me that men do not like being hindered on the way to a destination.

You think you'll be a pretty good father, right up until the moment you actually become one.

What bravery looks like on an exile

Many of us “desire” a change or “want” something different for our life, but we never take the steps to do anything about it.

I am convinced that when a single father remains submitted to Jesus Christ, negative influences can and will be reduced.

For Michael fans like me, his life is a cautionary tale. It reminds us that those thing for which we so desperately grasp cannot ever, ultimately, satisfy the deepest longings in our soul.

He's the guy who waits until 6 p.m. on Valentine's night and stops off at the supermarket to try and fulfill his obligation. He can usually be seen, dazed and confused, examining the picked-over flowers and chocolates near the bananas.

[M]en are an endangered species. I really believe that. Over the past 15 years, I have been working directly and indirectly with college students. Almost 10 years ago I noticed a trend that -- at the time -- was alarming. That alarm has now been going off non-top since, and I'm finally seeing it come to fruition.