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Bring It
Statistics tell us 40% of children in this generation are being raised in a home without a father. This, of course, only accounts for those homes where the father is physically absent, so it doesn’t even include those where the dad is there but is not invested or...
Running The Race
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will...
The Declaration of Independence
What's more Uncommen than reading the Declaration of Independence in order to celebrate the passing July 4th? Read it in its entirety and you'll find a quick thought and challenge near the end. IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united...
The Building of a Legacy
We started our business in 2007, and we will turn ten years in 2017. What a great and uncommon accomplishment from a business standpoint. While we work with a broad range of industries, our focus has always been on ministry. In an age where 543,000 businesses get...
The Broken Road of Glory
In an age when it sometimes seems like everyone is starting a business or making money online, we simply couldn’t. We were a one income family looking to make extra money desperately. In 1998, I wrote a book on Christian Internet Ministries and how to begin that...
Thank God for Katrina
I know that title could create confusion and even anger in others. But having gone through Katrina and come out the other side, that is what we came away with. It was August 21, 2005, and I was in my 11th annual review with Winnie, my boss. We got out of the meeting,...
20 Minutes of Prayer
We had just come home from the hospital with our son Joshua. I could see the look on my wife’s face; she was glowing and happy to be home after the hospital stay. We spent the next couple of months learning to be parents to a newborn baby that didn’t seem to come with...
Stop Chasing the Myth
Our lives are full of myths. Old wives’ tales. Superstitions. Here a few of the more popular myths. - Most of your heat is lost through your head. - Gum takes seven years to digest. - Sugar causes hyperactivity in kids (really?). - Lightning never strikes twice. -...
Say Yes By Saying No
In my documentary work, I have had the privilege to interview thousands of successful leaders around the world. Through these conversations, I have learned that the most influential leaders are often strategic in what they say no to. They are consciously turning down...
Body Maintenance Takes Hard Work
A few years ago I was 245 pounds, didn’t sleep well, had high blood pressure, and couldn’t tie my shoes without getting out of breath. The lie that I told myself was that I was comfortable. I justified my body to myself as normal because I was getting older. It was a...
7 Things You Don’t Want to Hear About Civic Duties
“We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and...
How to Talk to Your Kids When You Speak a Different Language
Snapchat, LOL, FML, ROFL, TTYL. Kids are speaking a different language in the digital world. I mean, it might as well be an entirely different language. Well, this is a challenge many men I work with face on a daily basis. But you are not off the hook if you and your...