Road Trips. As a kid I loved them. The highlight of the year was piling into the car for a 26-hour drive to Nebraska. Along the way we played games, read books, tried to sleep and found unique ways to get on each other’s nerves. It was the perfect formula for building memorable moments that … Continue reading →

Woven into to the tapestry of American history is the familiar image of a man riding through the New England night crying out, “The redcoats are coming! The redcoats are coming!” on the eve of the battles of Lexington and Concord. What Joel Miller does is he takes that two-dimensional picture and adds depth and … Continue reading →

Spring is here! I absolutely love this time of year. The sun shines, the thermometer rises, flowers bloom and from now until the end of summer you will hear the crack of the bat as baseball and softball leagues limber up for another year of competition. But as much as I love all these things, … Continue reading →

Over the next several weekends American society will turn from it’s daily rituals and pause. We will sit on the edge of our seats with bated breath. Some will have their dreams crushed while others will celebrate with joy. All will watch the TV for the next moment. Will a giant fall? Will the underdog … Continue reading →

I was first introduced to the writings of John Maxwell as a Bible College student studying for ministry. Since that time I have read nearly a dozen of his books and always look forward to reading his next work. Everyone Communicates did not disappoint. In fact, I would rank it in his top three books … Continue reading →

Alright I admit it, there is a part of me that is “artsy fartsy.” That being said, I occasionally write poetry (please don’t judge my manliness). Over the past several weeks this one has been on my mind. I wrote it about three years ago. The night is overAnd morning has dawnedThe rooster crowedAnd friends … Continue reading →

Perhaps the most unique book on men’s spirituality I have ever read, The Map by David Murrow is both a page turning story and a call to discipleship. Murrow begins the book with a mystery/suspense story that takes him from Wales to New York to Greece in search of a map hidden in the writings … Continue reading →

I hesitate to write because the subject of the cross is so vast and so deep that one or a thousand entries could not exhaust it’s store. Nonetheless, as I prepare a series of sermons that will lead up to Resurrection Sunday, my mind is drawn to the cross. I have always been amazed at … Continue reading →

As a minister who has a passion to develop men into the leaders they are called to be, I was happy to select Living Life in the Zone for review. I find most men’s devotionals to be both superficial and shallow. Many either don’t address the real issues men deal with, or they give short, … Continue reading →

Do you remember when you were young and snow was in the forecast how excited you would get? Thoughts of school closing, snowball fights, snowman building and sledding preoccupied your mind as you watched the skies anxiously to spot the first flake drifting down from heaven as a gift from God. When the snow arrived, … Continue reading →