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Success
This word has been on my mind a lot for the last few years. If you’ve listened to our podcasts, you’ve probably heard me say this statement on a number of different occasions (I’ll try to make this the last)… “Success is not what I’ve done compared to what others have done. Success is what…
Read moreClear Mind – Eliminate the Noise
If you've been following along with my 'Clear Mind' series so far, you are well-rested and have begun to clean out some of the clutter that has crowded you out and bogged you down. Our energy is on the uptick and we have physical space to starting making things happen. Nice work! Let's take another…
Read moreDistractions
In my last post; I talked about the difference between “worldly” blessings that are all based around things that ultimately won’t have any impact on eternity, vs kingdom blessings – blessings that bring us and others closer to God. These kingdom blessings can often times be disguised at first as hardships and trials we are…
Read moreClear Mind – Step #2: Get Rid of Stuff
First off, I hope you feel well rested and ready to tackle the next Clear Mind objective. Let’s put that extra energy to good use. It is springtime which means many of you have been getting the itch to spring clean. About two weeks ago, spring cleaning hit my house. Room by room we sifted…
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Season 1 Whiskey List
Season 1 of the Core4Life podcast was a blast and I don't think any of us thought we were going to end up with 40 episodes! We got to talk with a ton of awesome guests and grew immensely through the process. Outside of all that learning, we always tried a new whiskey for each…
Read moreFellowship
I had the opportunity to attend a men's conference in our church this past weekend. Ax throwing, knocker balls, bonfires and most importantly teaching from the Bible. It has been several years since I attended something like this and it was long overdue. It was so refreshing to simply be with other people that are…
Read moreSeason 1 Book Recommendations
One of our favorite questions to ask guests is what books do you recommend? Below is a summary of all the books that were mentioned and recommended by our guests over the past year. Enjoy! Christianity The Resurrection of the Son of God – N.T. WrightAct Like Men: 40 days to Biblical Manhood – James…
Read moreHow-to: Build your own light poles
Our church, Redemption Chapel, has an outdoor men's event coming up this week. I was tasked with running the knocker-ball station. If you haven't seen knocker-balls before, here you go: Part of my task also involved getting some sort of lighting so that we can see who gets blasted to the moon in their knocker-ball…
Read more#blessed
I think everyone can agree; this is a term that gets thrown around in many different ways in today’s culture. But what does it really mean when we use the phrase, "I’m blessed"? I’d say more often than not it’s related to some earthly treasure that has nothing to do with actually growing our relationship…
Read moreEaster Thoughts
When I truly stop and think about all that Jesus did for me, it really blows my mind. Fully knowing that I am a messed-up sinner and guilty of breaking his commandments in numerous ways every day, he still chose to lay down his life for me. When we talk about our beNOBLE and beDRIVEN…
Read moreClear Mind – Introduction & Step #1
We live in an age of endless distraction and loss of focus. When I have a bad week, typically it is not because I did not work hard or apply myself to good things. The week was wasted because I was distracted and did not accomplish what I truly desired. I absolutely hate the feeling…
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