Some of the hottest summers of my life have been spent in the countries of Iraq or Kuwait. The heat is oppressive! There’s no escape from it. It’s not uncommon to experience 130° temperatures in the d...  Read More

There’s an old axiom I used to hear often in the US Army: “Life would be easy if it wasn’t for people.” This statement always made me laugh because it was leaders who generally made that statement. Le...  Read More

God put this instinct in parents. The desire to correct a child was placed into the heart of a parent by God himself. God, as Heavenly Father, placed in the heart of every parent the desire to step ...  Read More

Jim Morrison, the famed frontman for The Doors, was depressed. He went to guitarist Bobby Krieger’s house to try and cheer up. Nothing was working. Krieger and Morrison took off for a canyon to watch ...  Read More

Many young boys, playing in the backyard on a Saturday afternoon, remember the moment they were asked to become a blood brother. I remember vividly when my friend pulled out his pocketknife and sugges...  Read More

Do you know what you call the baseball team that doesn’t have a bullpen? Losers. The game of baseball, like life, is built around the idea that at some point, the pitcher’s arm is going to wear out. W...  Read More

I want you to imagine that you’re going on a hiking excursion. This is something that you’ve been looking forward to for a long time. From the time that you were a little child you were taught to love...  Read More

The first time you tried to ride a bicycle without training wheels it was scary. You probably fell down and bumped your knee before you figured this out. Any daddy who has ever taught a child to rid...  Read More

When we get in trouble we usually start looking for a leader to rescue us. This is true in most walks of life. When a business starts to get into the red they begin looking for a leader that can brin...  Read More

Let me tell you the story of a guy with the biggest brain of the last 2000 years. This man was an absolute genius. Anselm of Canterbury was born in 1033 in Aost, England. He was considered by some t...  Read More

We are studying the life of Moses. We’re studying about leadership and we’re using Moses as an example of leadership. We are going to jump around in the Bible for the next couple of weeks on purpose. ...  Read More

“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt.” That’s the stupidest phrase I’ve ever heard in my life. I’d like to know who the idiot was who came up with this statement. Everyo...  Read More