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We have been discussing passivity this week, one of the killers of any effort to change.  Passivity is the knowledge that we need to take action but the desire to act is just not there. Let’s talk of some extraordinary … Continue reading →

The title of today’s post is the subtitle of Chapter 10. I admit it. I have said this. Why does Pastor Idleman use it as his subtitle? Because passive people use this sentence all the time to justify their passivity. … Continue reading →

“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 →