“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21 (ESV) Marcus, 43, has had a full day. He’s talking about the kind of day where you eat lunch at your desk, skip the afternoon coffee because…
When God Tugs.
Are You Bringing Your First Fruits?
“Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.” Proverbs 3:9-10 (ESV) Five weeks. One long, honest look in…
You Don’t Get to Measure Your Own Fruit
GROW DEEP. LIVE FULL. Hey family. If you made it through this week honestly, you probably landed somewhere uncomfortable. You saw Derek’s lunch and recognized a meeting you’ve been in. You watched Marcus in the front seat and thought of…
Generational Coaching
COACH. NOT COP. There is a moment in parenting a teenager when everything you thought you believed about discipline gets tested. Not by a small infraction. By a real lie. A deliberate one. The kind where your kid looked you…
A Gospel Nobody Asked to Hear
JUST BE A FRIEND Most of us can point to the moment our faith became real. The encounter, the service, the small group, the conversation in a dorm room at 2am, whatever it was, something shifted. And in the days…
Using the Bible as a Hammer
USING THE BIBLE AS A HAMMER There is a particularly dangerous version of the accidental Pharisee that shows up inside Christian marriages. He loves his wife. He is serious about God’s Word. He has done the reading, attended the conferences,…
Revisiting Cop vs. Coach (Tone and Posture)
THE 2:30AM CALL There is a moment every father secretly hopes for and never talks about. It’s 2:30 in the morning. Your kid is somewhere they probably shouldn’t be. Things have gone sideways. And instead of figuring out how to…
The Spirit Earns the Right to Speak
THE GUY NOBODY EATS LUNCH WITH There is a version of Derek at almost every church in America. He’s the guy who got serious about his faith, really serious, and now everyone in his orbit knows it. He’s got the…
Accidental Pharisee
FRUITFUL · WEEK 4 DON’T BE AN ACCIDENTAL PHARISEE “Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves.” Mark 11:13 ·…
Plant Something Worth Growing
Hey family, If you made it through this week being mindful of every word you spoke, same. I made it about halfway through Monday before I said something at home I immediately wished I could take back. Here is what…