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Marriage
This week our focus will be on marriage. As the video above reminds us, it can be quite a challenge for most men, because we are wired to fix things. Below is some helpful information that you can read or watch. Growing in your marriage is one of the most important investments you can make. Look forward to talking more about this Friday! Paul Tripp: Your Biggest Problem in Marriage The Secret to a Good Marriage John Piper sermon for…
4/5/24: Accept Your Leadership
Today we are talking about leadership. This feels like a big task, it is Iron Leadership after all. My most memorable lesson in leadership came as a middle schooler. Something I used to be known for was my size, I was always big for my age when I was growing up and was primed for football. Seventh grade was the first time I was able to play on a tackle football team and I found myself as a guard on…
Priority and Focus
For some of you, this is the most important information I could share with you. It has to do with your priorities, the ability to make your priorities your focus and leave everything else to someone else. This is an area of struggle for me. I can talk myself into having too many priorities and cave into the urgent rather than staying focused on what is important. Here are three resources I have found helpful. You may benefit from them…
3/22/24: Friendship in the Book of Proverbs
Only 4 months to train for the July 2024 Summer Olympics. You are all going to watch some part: track and field, basketball, rowing, swimming. Right now, the athletes who plan to compete in those games are on a training schedule which will land them in the best shape of their lives so they can compete for a gold medal. Perhaps one area you need to really work on is today’s topic…friendship. In my opinion, the best movie about friendship…
Legacy
Legacy is defined as the long lasting impact of a person’s life. In our last meeting together, we discussed the importance of our impact on the lives around us and the kind of long lasting legacy we are leaving behind. Several of you responded with how helpful the discussion was, so I thought I would send a few more resources to stir your thinking and efforts. Two interviews with Gordon MacDonald. Gordon has a pastor’s perspective and offers eight decades…
3/8/24: Consider Your Legacy
(audio transcription below) Only 4 months to train for the July 2024 Summer Olympics. You are all going to watch some part: track and field, basketball, rowing, swimming. Right now, the athletes who plan to compete in those games are on a training schedule which will land them in the best shape of their lives so they can compete for a gold medal. Most of us have a picture like this either hanging on a wall in our house or…