The Top 10 Shortest Verses In The Bible

Ask someone what the shortest verse in the Bible is, and there’s a pretty good chance they’ll answer: “Jesus wept.” — John 11:35 It’s one of those little pieces of Bible trivia many of us learned somewhere along the way. Two words. Jesus wept. Hard to get much shorter than that. But there’s an interesting […]

Leadership – The Law of Investment

There comes a point in every leader’s life when the definition of success has to change. Early on, success is often measured by what you accomplish. What did you build? What did you achieve? How many people showed up? How much did it grow? How far did you go? Those aren’t necessarily bad questions. Results matter. But […]

Don’t Visit – Stay

There’s a difference between walking somewhere and living there. You can walk through a neighborhood without calling it home. You can visit a city without moving there. That’s the difference between walking in truth and abiding in truth. Walking describes what I do. Abiding describes where I live. I can make a truthful decision without truth having transformed me. I can […]

Conceal and Carry

(The weapon every father should have with him.) Men fight. We fight for what matters to us. We fight to provide. We fight to protect. We fight to build something. We fight to keep the people we love safe. There’s something in a man that wants to stand between his family and whatever might hurt […]

I Can Do This All Day

“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling…” — Jude 24 At first glance, that verse almost sounds impossible. Because if we’re honest, we’ve all stumbled. We’ve said things we wish we could take back. We’ve made decisions we regret. We’ve walked through seasons that left us wondering if we’d ever feel […]

What Shapes Your Prayers?

It’s fascinating, isn’t it… how quickly we learn what to pray for. Good health. Safe travel. The interview. The diagnosis. The bills. The relationship. The weather. The parking spot. Nothing wrong with any of those. They’re real. They matter. But where did we learn those were the things to pray about? And just as important… […]