Thoughts

  • Talking Helps

    Talking Helps

    There was a meeting. At that meeting a gentleman started talking about his emotions. He said, “I talk for my mental health.”

  • Healthy Men Do

    Healthy Men Do

    God’s men are growth oriented. They strive for self awareness, own their blind spots, and pray for wisdom. They spend a lifetime working on spiritual and emotional growth.

  • Indicators of Change

    Indicators of Change

    A wife will report. My husband says he’s changing. But how do I know if he really is working on growth and change?

  • Talk to Her

    Talk to Her

    A wife calmly pleads with her husband, “Talk to me. Please talk to me.”

  • Do You Go to Church?

    Do You Go to Church?

    Then she shifted to asking this direct question, “You don’t go to church do you?”

  • What We Call – Excuses

    What We Call – Excuses

    Emotional growth and change is sometimes difficult. We love staying the same. It’s so much easier. Even when we try to change our own thinking, it works against us. Consider these thoughts: Why this Matters One excuse is just as good as another if deep down you don’t want to change. Some change is hard.…

  • My Three Rooms

    My Three Rooms

    My inside self is divided into three rooms. The Jesus Room, the Play Room, and the Back Room.

  • Men, Risk, and Reward

    Men, Risk, and Reward

    As God’s men, we are called to live lives that make a difference. We are leaders and visionaries. We have a purpose and are called to be on a mission.

  • Living Safe but Stunted

    Living Safe but Stunted

    Your world view was shaped by your growing up experiences. If your family was close, you learned good connecting skills. If they were distant you learned how to live detached.

  • How to Find Peace

    How to Find Peace

    How do you get to the deeper issues of peace, rest and joy?

  • Flawed Vessels

    Flawed Vessels

    How do I know I’m flawed? Hundreds of people over a lifetime have pointed it out.

  • A Theology of Emotions

    A Theology of Emotions

    As you grow, it’s your job to adjust your emotional system so it is in harmony with your spiritual system.