When my son was six, I posed this question to him:“Joshua, what does a man need to survive?”  After careful and honest consideration, his response was:“A wallet and a cell phone.”It was brilliant. And...  Read More

When making a choice, play the "tape" forward. Take your choice to it's logical conclusion. Is it worth the cost?For so long I lived with one foot in the past with regret, and one foot in the future w...  Read More

For a timeless evening, we feasted on the finest fare: the greatest delicacies of the work of God made manifest in each other’s lives.In December I fought for some time to pause and remember 2012 with...  Read More

for·give/fərˈgiv/ v. to release from obligation or debt; to give up what is dueBe kind to your heart.Forgive yourself for being broken and unfinished; always walk away from self-rejection.You've been ...  Read More

A few months ago my buddy John and I found ourselves deep in the wilderness of the Yukon. The pilgrimage to get there required over 3000 miles of commercial flying, a 250 km drive deep into the bush, ...  Read More

leg·a·cy/ˈlegəsē/ n. what is handed down from one generation to another.Your legacy lies within your family, not your work.  God gave you your wife to complete you. Listen to her. She hears God's voic...  Read More

(This is a guest blog written by my bride and true companion.  Sending Christmas joy from our home to yours).I realized this morning perhaps why I felt moved to write our letter this week in particula...  Read More

The last month has been one of the best months of our 12-year marriage that I can remember.  And the holy part is that it had nothing to do with circumstances. It wasn’t because of a week in Hawaii, a...  Read More

In this season of giving...we’re giving away a free cd of our "Sonship: Receiving God as Father" audio teaching for a limited time (4.95 shipping not included).Click here to request.My journey of sons...  Read More

heart/härt/ n. The vital center and source of one's being; The repository of one's deepest and sincerest feelings and beliefs; The truest you.The recovery of your whole heart is always available. No m...  Read More

“Perspective is central.  What you believe about this decade will be the primary factor in shaping what this decade becomes.”What we believe in our core assumptions shapes everything.If we believe we ...  Read More

It was one the best weekends I can remember having in quite a while.And I am convinced this is the reason: I turned off the smart phone and went off the grid for two days.I was available to three peop...  Read More

A Rare Event. A Rare Opportunity. A Rare Fellowship of Men.This is an exclusive gathering of world changing peers.In the company of wise, older men who have taken the ancient path.Men who are out in f...  Read More

Thanks to Brady and Sam for your leadership and mentoring on this.......  Read More

It’s nearly a pandemic; fallen kings and fallen kingdoms.Elliot Spitzer’s fall was the first story that crushed me years ago. I had so much esteem for him; he was a modern day Teddy Roosevelt, going a...  Read More

 grace/grās/ n. God acting in our life to accomplish what we cannot do on our ownAccept grace.Give grace.Live lightly.Love more.Risk with God.- Rande......  Read More

What does Jesus think about my mortgage? I’m not entirely sure.   But I know it matters.  I spend more on my mortgage most months than I do on food, savings, and even more than I give.  It’s the bigge...  Read More

pace/pās/ n. The rate of speed at which a person, animal, or group walks or runs. The rate of speed at which an activity or movement proceeds.It is not a sprint, it's a marathon. Eyes wide open, find ...  Read More

Re-read your favorite books.Re-watch your favorite movies.Go back to that geography that romanced you as a child.As a culture, we worship “next”.  We binge on content and put our hope in the next vers...  Read More

no/nō/ excl. A negative response; a denial or refusalLearn to say NO. We are all empty vessels with a funnel at the top and stuff pours into us and fills us up so we can pour ourselves out on our fami...  Read More

A good friend of mine has dedicated her career to prostate cancer research primarily through studies involving mice.  A while back she showed me a few images from her work. These get a little technica...  Read More

hur·ry/ˈhərē/ Verb: Move or act with haste; rushHurry is an attitudewhich comes from an agreementwith a liethat God is expecting more from you than you can do.Deal with it. - John M.......  Read More

“Daddy, when I was in mommy’s belly could I see God since God lives in mommy’s heart?”“Daddy, when we go to heaven are we older or younger?”“Do those firefighters love God?”“Does a fish have a penis?”...  Read More

cul·ti·vate/ˈkəltəˌvāt/  verb: prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening; break up (soil) in preparation for sowing or plantingYou have one life to live, it is yours.Be present in it.Cultivate you...  Read More