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My Word of 2025: Not One That I Wanted

January 7th, 2025.

I've never been someone who had a word of the year, or heard God "give me a word." That said, whenever people would bring up "their word," I would get a little wound up about it. If they heard from God and got a word, and I wasn't hearing the same, I would get a little chippy with them. Maybe I was jealous or felt left out, but the question was always the same. Why wasn't I getting a word? And, if I wasn't getting a word, why was God giving them out to everyone else?

 

A word of warning… Be careful what you wish for.

 

When Jesus Shows Up at Work: Lessons from the Shepherds

December 5th, 2024.

What happens when Jesus meets you at work?

The shepherds were at work when they encountered the angels. They were in the fields tending their flocks—engaged in the ordinary, routine tasks that defined their days. In the midst of their work, something extraordinary happened. From out of nowhere, an angel appeared with a message that changed their lives forever.

Seek Him First (Not Second, Third, or Last)

November 1st, 2024.

When I first started reading my Bible and trying to have a morning quiet time, I didn’t really have the tools to do it well. Frankly, no one had ever equipped me to have a quiet time. I had no tools.

 

Truth be told, my early quiet times were an exercise in checking the box. I’d open my Bible, read some passages, and end up with little or no idea what God was trying to tell me. In fact, by 8:00 AM, when I rolled into the office, I couldn’t recall what I had read. Nothing stuck.

 

Are you part of the 49% of Christians who don’t plan to vote?

October 30th, 2024.

CBMC Team,

I recently read from a Barna study stating that 49% of Christians in America don’t plan to vote in the upcoming election.

This number startled me, and it got me thinking.

As president of CBMC USA, I get the privilege of traveling around the world and seeing how people from other countries live and listening to how they view the USA.

Taking On The Struggle to Eliminate “Busy” In Our Lives

Sept 6th, 2024.

“Busy.”

Ask most of the guys you know how their week is going, and that’s the answer you’ll get.

It’s an all too common response that many of us wear like a badge of honor. So many things that need to get done, to-do lists that stretch on forever, and the feeling of getting pulled in multiple directions at once. Men are trying to show up well at work, be good husbands and fathers, stay checked in on their older parents and extended family, serve in their churches and communities, and grow their relationship with the Lord.

Do Not Be Anxious About Anything

Aug 1st, 2024.

As men try to be better husbands, strong dads, leaders where we work, and contributors in our communities, there are so many open doors for anxiety to creep in. From career pressures and financial stresses to relationship struggles and trying to be “enough” in all our roles, feeling anxious, stressed out, and overwhelmed is more common than any of us talk about – which is likely why God gave us the verses below. He knew what we’d encounter in this life. The world offers us many ways to release our stress. Here is God’s alternative…

In Your Challenges, Remember.

July 9th, 2024.

There are moments in our lives when trouble comes. From relationship challenges to prodigal children to job loss and the challenges of being a leader… the Bible is clear. Our Christian faith does not guarantee us easy lives or protection from suffering.

 

A friend of mine summed it up this way for me years ago. "You're either in a storm, you're coming out of one, or there's a storm coming." He may have come up with that or aquired it from someone else. Either way, it's a truth we all live with. There will always be storms.

 

Weir Using Technology to Reshape Ministry: C3 Teams Zooming, ‘Owl’ Turning Heads

Barry Weir is one busy guy. In addition to running his computer services company, each month he participates in eight different CBMC Connect3 meetings thousands of miles apart. They span from Miami, Fla. to Kapolei, Hawaii, with Houston, Texas and Phoenix, Ariz. in between. Not to mention four C3 teams in California.

 

The Two Sides of the Operation Timothy

June 1st, 2024.

Many of you are familiar with Operation Timothy, CBMC’s discipleship Bible study. The study was designed to equip men to live out Matthew 28:19, in which the Word tells us to “go into all the world and make disciples.” Disciple-making is an essential part of our Christian walk, and just as Paul led Timothy in Acts, we are called to mentor and guide one another.

 

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