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To become a great man, you have to become a good man, one day at a time. And to become a good man, you have to understand your moment and your inner world. Taken from the And Sons magazine purpose statement

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Matthew 6:25 NIV

Understanding the heart and your inner world. This phrase struck me the other day when I was reading the “And …

Take to your heart all the words with which I am warning you today. . . . For it is not an idle word for you; indeed it is your life. -Deuteronomy 32:46-47

I was invited to be on a men’s ministry Q and A panel several years ago, and the topic was purity. There were three of us on the panel, me, an addiction counselor and a church pastor. Why they asked me, I’ll never know! But, before the meeting, I spent hours praying and asking God what in the world He thought I should say when called on …

I felt the need to expand on my post from last week. I had a buddy comment on the post, and I concluded I could have explained myself a bit better on how creating some new habits around who you want to identify as, can help you let go of some of the old stories, false messages and bad habits we have held onto for years.

So, letting go of the past. Let’s see if I can use an example from my life.

As we all navigate our lives, and live from the heart and in the Four Streams, we …

What stories do I need to let go of so I can walk freely? 3-2-1 newsletter by James Clear

I’m into my “habit” journey about 2-3 weeks now.

And it’s been interesting. You remember me mentioning I have a few habits I’ve hung onto over the years? I’m simply letting the story go.

What an Interesting concept. As I’m sitting here working out this blog post, and what I want to say, I’m struck by how simple that thought is, “let the story go.”

I have a buddy, he knows who he is, he asks sometimes, “So, when aren’t we …

The team I work with does book clubs. My manager discovers good books, reads them and then rolls the book out to us. We have read books on “grit” and have studied authors and speakers on different selling techniques.

I’m not one to seek out self help books or gurus, other than authors like John Eldredge I guess, but, James Clear, in his book, “Atomic Habits,” has struck my inner self help guru, Tony Robbins! I say that in jest, but the book, Atomic Habits, is really good, and I highly encourage you to read it.

Why do I say …

I’ve been studying the life lived from the heart for a awhile, and it’s interesting, I’m finding as I write these blogs, I’m allowing myself to deeply internalize different concepts I’m learning and studying. I’m just slowing down, praying and walking with God as I navigate the journey I’m on. And, it’s been good!

To discover different topics for this blog, I started following a few pastors and teachers. Dr. Robert Jeffress is one of the pastors I’ve been following. I found him on Fox News and enjoy the fired up way he presents the gospel and Christian worldview today.…

“But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,” 1 Peter‬ ‭3:15‬ ‭NIV‬‬

For some reason, I’m on a roll in my heart reminiscing about the old days. Sometimes, that’s good for our hearts, Just thinking back to the good ole days!

So, back to UMKC. So, my ole buddy Greg from UPS eventually invited me to his church. And, I spent five years at Cornerstone Community Church learning and deeply growing …

“Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.” Philippians 4:11 NLT

I’m pretty sure I may have alluded to this before, but I’m a dreamer! I just enjoy creatively thinking about ways to do things differently, just to make sure I’m getting the most out of whatever I’m doing.

Sometimes this has led me to want to be an entrepreneur. When I was in my 20’s and 30’s I always seemed to be dreaming of starting a business and working for myself.

I actually ran a landscape and mowing …