I’m excited to set up a new series that will be ongoing over the course of this year.  Much like the “Prayers Of The Bible” blogs from 2019, I wanted to initiate early on something we could come back to…

Finishing out the 2020 Vision series this week and I want to land on an area that is certainly a part of our everyday lives:  the workplace and the marketplace and the mission fields we are called to therein.  I’ve…

As we move through this month (is there any month that feels longer than January?), we are looking at the year stretching out before us.  I mentioned it before in this series’ opening blog (Moving Into A New…

A couple of months ago, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck made headlines when he announced he would be retiring from professional football.  The news came as a shock to the sports community as the 29 year-old Luck stepped down, seemingly…

At the beginning of the year and as a part of the month of Throwback Blogs in October, I published a blog entitled I Will Not Be Shaken.  It was really a response to much of what I’ve noticed…

O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.  You know when I sit and when I rise, you perceive my thoughts from afar.  You hem me in — behind and before.  Search me, O God, and know my…

(Originally posted 1-10-19)

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will not be shaken.  Psalm 62:6 

One of the saddest things to witness as a Christian is to see brothers and sisters grow cold in their…

The other day while mowing my lawn, I had a revelation.  Some of my best thoughts nowadays come during that hour or so I spend out in my yard.  The only downside is, I’m at a loss for a pen…

(Originally posted 7-6-17) 

Israel, trust in the Lord! 
He is their help and shield. 
House of Aaron, trust in the Lord! 
He is their help and shield. 
You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! 
He is their help…

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 of saying the…

As we’ve gone through the past few weeks, everything has really been building toward a culmination of what this all leads to:  marriage.  Our years of singleness and our years of dating are (hopefully) preparing us for the years we…

Last time (Date With Intention, Part 1) we began this conversation on dating knowing that much of what we encounter in our dating relationships can lead to brokenness and pain.  Honestly, what I write I wish I had…

Back when I was in high school, there was a very popular book in Christian circles about dating.  The title was eye-catching and thought-provoking:  I Kissed Dating Goodbye.  It was probably in every youth pastor’s library.  I can think…

Perhaps what you are reading is not the usual content you might come to expect from the weekly As Bold As Lions blog.  I know it feels a bit “out of my wheel house” as they say and in full…

I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again.  Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.  Three times I was beaten with…

(Originally posted 5-3-18) 

One thing that never ceases to amaze me is the strength and caliber of the servicemen and women within the United States Armed Forces. I know there are a lot of things within this country right…

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will not be shaken.  Psalm 62:6 

One of the saddest things to witness as a Christian is to see brothers and sisters grow cold in their faith…

Call me crazy but I’m already thinking a lot about 2019 even as I type this in November.  I realize as you read this it is January and the calendar has turned the page.  I try to think ahead and…

Wow guys.  Just wow.  2018 where did you go?  How is it that you are almost over?  I liked you 2018; probably more than I liked 2017 or a few of the other recent years.  But as a whole, I’m…

In so much of what I’ve shared throughout the almost 2 years of doing this blog, I’ve tried to be as honest as possible.  I can’t fake it and I hope that if anything ever seems counterfeit, you the reader…

4 Listen, Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 6 These words that I am giving you today are…

You know a message is being stirred in your gut when you start getting an onslaught of attacks of various shapes, forms, and sizes as you prepare.  As I’ve started to put my thoughts together for this Homefires series, I’ve…

I had a conversation a few weeks ago with my wife.  She’s an integral part of this blog and often doesn’t get the credit due to her name.  Every time I write something, she is my sounding board.  She is…

(Originally posted 2-23-17)

(Originally posted 5-25-17)