“I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.” 1 Corinthians 3:6 (ESV) You don’t need the perfect speech. You don’t need the right verse memorized or the ideal setting lined up. You just have to say the one thing….
One Word
First Fruits Might Be Uncomfortable
We Made It! (Didn’t we?) If you made it through this week, same as me, you sat with some things that weren’t comfortable. That’s not an accident. This whole series wasn’t designed to make us feel better about ourselves. It…
Intention Does Not Equal Presence
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” Exodus 20:12 (ESV) Steve, 46, is not a neglectful son. He would push back hard on anyone…
The Hallway Coach
“Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.” Colossians 3:21 (ESV) Brian, 45, is sitting in Sunday service trying to keep it together. He wants to worship. He wants his family to have one good hour in the…
Stay In It!
“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Corinthians 13:7 (ESV) Craig, 48, had a mental picture of how this season would unfold. His son Ethan would finish his degree, find some direction, start…
Submit to One Another
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” Ephesians 5:25 (ESV) Derek, 41, is a guy who tends to win. He’s good at it. At work, in conversation, in the low-grade ongoing negotiations…
When God Tugs.
“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…
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…