May 29, 2013

Risking the known for the uncertain

I’m making a trade-off; risking the known for the uncertain. Tonight I’ll give my last message at IronWorks, a ministry I co-founded nine years ago to sharpen men in the applying biblical principles to their very practical world. It’s ...

October 26, 2012

Reclaiming a better view of work

It’s time we reclaimed the word work. Let me prove it. When you think of the word work, what comes to mind? Frustration? Agony? Long hours? All of us have had those experiences with work. And we’ve become so ...

October 8, 2012

Redeeming frustrated ambition

We’ve all experienced those times when things just don’t go our way. All the planning and the resources in the world can’t prevent the frustration of our ambitions, no matter how noble. As the wisest King of his day ...

April 17, 2012

Is there a murderer in the house?

The sixth commandment is one that we often don’t pay much attention to: “You shall not murder” (Exodus 20:13). Yet, there’s more to this commandment than meets the eye. In this 30 minute presentation, I explore the deeper meaning ...

October 20, 2011

A pre-Thanksgiving warm-up

Sometimes reading others expressions of gratitude stimulates our own. Here's a few that I received recently just in time for Thanksgiving.

September 7, 2011

The Micah Project: Fall 2011 IronWorks

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 gathering of men on Friday mornings, or Wednesday evenings, for ...

May 26, 2011

What Became of A Real Man of Genius?

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 ...

February 22, 2011

Just Show Me Humility

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 ...

February 17, 2011

Just Show Me Loyalty

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? ...

January 31, 2011

Just Show Me Vigilance

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 ...

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