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Wrestling with God

Genesis 32:22-32 tells an incredible story of Jacob literally wrestling with God.  As I read it again I found what I’ve always found about it…it’s intriguing, delightful…and preposterous!  I mean who wrestles with God Himself??? Then I realized again…I do. Not literally like Jacob did.  But I do wrestle.  And recently I’ve been doing a…

Teachability

“Daddy, if they have a school for dogs, why don’t they have one for cats too?” –Emi (9) // because you can’t teach the unteachable  (via @michaelchanley) This “tweet” from Michael Chanley got me to thinking about teachability.  True leaders are teachable.  But what does that really mean?  And what does it mean to be…

What disappoints you?

I am disappointed. Yes, my Chargers lost today.  It was their year to win, the best team they’ve ever had, but they lost.  I’ve experienced this over and over for the last 35 years or so, and so I am disappointed again that the season has ended too quickly. But I have only “superficial” disappointment. …

The Time of Your Life

Time is priceless because it can never be replaced, recovered or revoked.  John Maxwell used to tell us as a staff “You can tell a person’s priorities by looking at their checkbook and their calendar.”  How we spend what most would consider our top resources – our money & our time – tells a lot…

Stripped

What if God allowed you to be stripped? What if… …God all0wed your sense of relevance to be taken away or questioned? …God allowed your “name” to be diminished among your peers & community? …God allowed your sense of purpose to be questioned? …God allowed you to be in a position to question your faith & trust in Him…

Praying with your kids

Earlier this week I wrote a post called Praying For Our Kids. In this post, let’s talk about praying WITH our kids.  I think most Christian parents would agree that praying FOR our kids, but we also need to pray WITH them.  Why?  Primarily because: God hears the prayer of a believing child as much…

Praying for our kids

As a parent of two Junior High boys, I pray a lot!  But any parent should be praying for their kids.  Soon after my second son, Garret, was born, I wrote this prayer and have prayed it almost daily since then: Dear Father, Teach Taylor & Garret to love You with a genuine and real…

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