Begin

“If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.” Ecclesiastes 11: 4, the Living Bible. I think about the analogy of driving somewhere in my car and how absurd it would be to wait until all the traffic signals on my route were green...

Begin Today

“Enter through the narrow gate.  For wide is gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.  But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Matthew 7:13-14. Following Jesus’...

Begin Where You Are

Come to me all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and humble of heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:28-30. What a great place to start–right where you are with...

Become What You Believe

Jesus said to them, “Do you believe I can do this?”  They said, “Why, yes, Master!” He touched their eyes and said, “Become what you believe.”  It happened. Matthew 9:28-29 MSG Perhaps you are ending the year like the two blind men in this story; desperate for a...
How People Change

How People Change

About five years ago, Parker Houston and I began investing in men as spiritual and life leaders.  We practiced encouraging leadership on each other and we’ve never been the same.  Parker is a great husband and dad, a Clinical Psychologist, Executive Coach, and a...