If you live in the Twin Cities, especially the South Metro area, I invite you to be part of the Fall season kickoff of IronWorks. IronWorks is a weekly […]
Do you have something you wish you could do with your life—an idea you can't shake—but you just can't seem to get started, or know how to? Or, do you feel stuck and find yourself frustrated or dispassionate about your life? If so, I invite you to join me on October 14th and 15th at 
This is the time of year when we celebrate the new geniuses among us—graduates. But whatever happened to, arguably, the first real genius, the man who observed that "much study wearies the body?" This half-hour presentation examines the life of Solomon, the wisest and most knowledgable man of his time.
The world is watching how we live our lives. How are we pursuing our goals? Does our confidence come off as arrogance or have we become dispassionate altogether out of misguided sense of humility? Can we be ambitious and Christian? This half-hour presentation examines the three things that boasting about our plans blinds us to. 
The world is watching how we live our lives. From whom do we take our cues? Are we passively following the flow of the world's value systems or actively going counter-culture as Jesus did? Where are our true loyalties? Ultimately, it's a question of friendship. This half-hour presentation examines the three things friends give and offers three simple ways to test our heart on this question.
One of the clearest evidence of a renewed heart is in how we speak. Jesus said that the "mouth speaks from that which fills the heart" (Matthew 12:34). This is more than just avoiding fowl language. It's the choice we have between blessing and cursing another.- Leary Gates on What to remember when your New Year optimism fades: "Those are great observations Jean. I enjoyed..."
- Jean Hoefling on What to remember when your New Year optimism fades: "Great reminder through the verse, Leary. Love..."
- Leary Gates on What to remember when your New Year optimism fades: "I’m with you Chuck and glad for our..."
- Chuck Stecker on What to remember when your New Year optimism fades: "So pumped about 2012. So I would say..."
- Jean Hoefling on The Greatest and Most Awkward Journey: "Awkwardness: a true manifestation of humility. In..."
My Posts on DadPad- The Reverse Hit-n-Run
- Tears of a Warrior
- Connecting With Your Kids Series: #4-Connecting the WWJD Way.
- No Waiting! Aisle One.
- The Allure of Beauty
- The Subordination of Terra Firma Man
- “Yes, you can.”
- Father’s Day Fast Forward: Top 10 Ways to Know Dad Loved You
- Father’s Day Memories-a series Pt 3: Lollipop Dad
- Is Pixar’s “Up” about giving up?
