Derek Charles Johnson

2020 has been an amazing ride so far, hasn’t it?  In a span of just a few short months we’ve seen some things that appear apocalyptic in nature.  Earthquakes, locust plagues, tornadoes, wildfires, and yes, the widespread pandemic known as…

(Originally posted 7-3-19) 

You’ve probably heard the phrase “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”  It’s seemingly a nod to ingenuity and development; an acknowledgment that any process worth doing or worth building takes time.  “Nothing happens overnight” is another way…

Wow. There are really some godless individuals in the halls of government, entertainment, and the public eye. If not for anything else, this crisis is exposing men and women for how they really think. Whether it’s mocking the Vice President…

For this week’s installment of Profiles In Courage, I’m impressed once again to look at someone whose life didn’t fall in line with the rest of the audience surrounding him.  As we looked last time at Noah, we saw…

What Will Normal Look Like?

I've had enough soft gospel. Enough gospel-lite. Enough hyper-grace. Certainly enough "deconstructing my faith" proclamations from every corner. Now is a time to get right with God. Now is a time for preachers to preach…

We’ve all been through some rough days over the past few weeks.  But even as we come into Easter with the uncertainty of life in general, we have great hope.  Let’s be certain, this is a time in which the…

As I sit here doing social distancing and writing blogs and devotional content, I’m fully aware of one thing:  it is a strange time to be alive.  In 40+ years on this Earth, there have been some big moments in…

If you’ve followed a little of my story and kept up with these blogs, you know I love music.  I love being on the listener side:  being able to consume music, blog and post about music, and do life…

We’ve spent the last 3 weeks looking at the need for men to raise the standard.  From the years growing up at home, to college, to marriage/family and career, there are phases of a man’s life that need proper care…

If I can identify the closest with one age group in this series, this blog is it.  I don’t know exactly the point at which a man becomes a “career and family” man.  Is it when he marries?  Is it…

“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.”  John F. Kennedy 

When I started brainstorming this series and outlining some key thoughts, I had the natural tendency to think about my life as a teenage and young…

I’ve written quite a few blogs over the past years on dating, marriage, family, and the home.  In all of those blogs, there have been moments to address men specifically on various topics.  It seems as a man, the most…