Apr 30 2010
Insight to “Nice Guys” and Porn
I just read this post today by my blogging buddy, Lantz Howard, and I thought it was well worth sharing. Great stuff, Lantz!
Tag Archive 'discipline'
Apr 14 2010
Stop. Click. Read.
Seriously. I know you have stress in your life. Doesn’t the stress and pace and crazy busyness of it all sometimes threaten to crush your spirit? If so, you will relate to this. Take five minutes to click and read the latest message from John Eldredge about “Doing What Makes You Strong in Christ.”
Apr 05 2010
More Lenten Lessons
Moving right along…
4. Relinquishing our attachments to God and His will is tremendously freeing! I hope I will never forget the moment in my truck as I neared the Hammond exit several weeks ago. I had spent about 3o minutes of my weekly Thursday commute in conscience contact with God, praying for His will and [...]
Apr 05 2010
Matthew 6:16 – Reflections on a Facebook Fast
Jesus instructs us in Matthew 6:16-18, “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that [...]
Mar 26 2010
To weed, or Weed and Feed…
Spring is in the air, at least here at my home of Baton Rouge. (Along with the abominable yellow dust of misery, but that’s for another post on another day!) The weather, the greenery, and the birds all serve to remind us that life continues to emerge and change. Closets are cleaned out. Cars are [...]
Mar 20 2010
No Excuses
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If you have not yet heard about the success of Urban Prep Academy in Chicago, check this out! Hats off to these young men and the educators who have believed in them and called them out and up.
Mar 16 2010
Listen
I suppose you could call it ironic. Or maybe just sad.
A great portion of my professional work every day is being a good listener. If I am going to have any reasonable hope of helping my clients, I have to listen carefully. Listen to their words. Listen to the emotion behind the words. Listen to [...]
Mar 02 2010
Ground Zero
I find my self at Ground Zero. Last night, I got my guitar out of the case where it has rested since Hurricane Gustav. Wow – that’s been a while! The short story is God has finally managed to break through the hardened crust around my heart to convict me to relinquish Facebook from my [...]
Feb 26 2010
Lent Revelations
Step One: We admitted we were powerless…
Okay, God – you tell me what to do with Facebook.
Roger
Feb 10 2010
Suffering
The world class athletes stand on wobbly legs, sweating profusely and wondering when this nightmare drill will end. Some are doubled over at the goal line, retching, coughing, sputtering, and moaning. Others have their bodies steeled and upright, but their minds are reeling. Never in their lives have they experienced this kind of suffering.
Their jerseys [...]
Roger Butner