Monthly Archives: March 2015

“Today… movies and television often portray men as clueless, game-addicted couch potatoes rather than active, hard-working leaders.  Often the strong and sensible characters in movies and television are women.  When portrayed as strong, men often exaggeratedly suffer from an overdose … Continue reading →

I admit it.  I don’t know why but I get all worked up watching men wield swords, the broader the sword the better. I don’t consider myself a violent man.  I would not want to chop someone with a broadsword.  … Continue reading →

When are you going to say to a friend, “Look, I’ve been able to keep it a secret, but I have a drinking problem, and I need help, because things are starting to spin out of control.” When are you … Continue reading →

1.What are the barriers between brutal honesty and immediate action? 2.Why is it so difficult to get from brutal honesty to immediate action? 3.What are the fears involved with taking immediate action? 4.Why is there often such a difference  between … Continue reading →

In AHA from Chapter  9: “We have an awakening moment, we even find the strength to be brutally honest, but we never get around to actually doing anything different.  We spend much of our lives between honesty and action.” Here … Continue reading →

Change or Die Nothing is more dramatic than being told you are going to die if you don’t change. Chapter 9 deals with that. Pastor Idleman tells of patients who suffer from heart disease and have had to undergo bypass … Continue reading →

You may be familiar with this story but it fits in well with Pastor Idleman’s Chapter 9 on Change…. There once lived a tailor name Zumbach who had a reputation for making the finest of clothing. He used only the … Continue reading →

Romans 7:15-24 New International Version (NIV) I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.  And if I do what I do not want to do, … Continue reading →

I’m 63.  My dad lived to 91.  His sister lived to 85.  Another sister is still alive and doing well at 99.  Another brother is in his 80’s. Possibly longevity is in my genes.  One never knows.  The inevitable bus … Continue reading →

You knew it was going to happen; the call to action. We have been discussing all the reasons that we need to wake up to our condition in Chapters 1 through 4. We have been discussing all the benefits of … Continue reading →