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July 2016

July 21, 2016

Contemporary Music Goes Mainstream: A Podcast with Stan Moser

He had a front row seat to the biggest stars in Christian music. Here are...

July 21, 2016

It’s Been 50 Years Since a Boy Has Been Raised in the White House: Has It Changed the Nation?

  When was the last time a little boy was living in and running around...

July 14, 2016

Home Where I Belong? BJ Thomas Talks About His Years in Gospel Music

BJ Thomas, the voice behind hit songs like Hooked On a Feeling; Raindrops Keep Falling on...

July 14, 2016

The Wonder of Girls: A Podcast with Dr. Michael Gurian

Dr. Michael Gurian has spent the last 30 years of his life writing and speaking about...

June 2016

June 20, 2016

Screen Time and Your Kids: A Podcast with Dr. Gregg Jantz

In this podcast Dr. Gregg gives some practical advice on how to handle the challenges...

June 08, 2016

Why Dads Are Essential: A Podcast with Rick Johnson

In 2001, bestselling author and speaker Rick Johnson founded Better Dads, based on the urgent...

June 07, 2016

The Game Plan for Fatherhood

Hey, dads, The game plan for dynamic fatherhood can be summarized as follows:  to look...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Are Christians Really Called to Make Jesus Famous?

I recently started reading a book where the author claims that part of the call...

May 26, 2016

The Purpose of Boys: A Podcast with Dr. Michael Gurian

Dr. Michael Gurian has spent the last 30 years of his life writing and speaking...

May 24, 2016

Your Sunday School Program is Working…But Does it Work? (Check out the Quote from a Millennial!)

If you run Sunday school/Children’s Church concurrently with worship, it may be working well. The...

May 24, 2016

The Stories Behind Your Favorite Christian Artists: A Podcast with Stan Moser

Amy Grant.  Andrae' Crouch.  Chris Christian.  Larnelle Harris.  Sandi Patti.  Michael W. Smith.  Larry Norman....

May 24, 2016

Why Men Hate Going to Church: A Podcast with David Murrow

David Murrow is the author of Why Men Hate Going to Church. Few people have their finger...

May 20, 2016

Boys and Girls Learn Differently–A Podcast with Dr. Michael Gurian

Dr. Michael Gurian is the New York Times Best-Selling Author behind books like The Wonder of...

May 20, 2016

Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head: A Podcast with Legendary Singer BJ Thomas

BJ Thomas: Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.  Hooked on a Feeling.  Rock and Roll...

May 20, 2016

How to Overcome Anxiety–A Podcast with Tim Wright and Dr. Gregg Jantz

I've struggled with an anxiety disorder for over 30 years.  Over those years I've learned...

May 13, 2016

How to Speak Man: A Brief Tutorial for Church Leaders Who Want to Reach Men

Men and women are equal. Men and women are different. That’s my starting point. If...

May 11, 2016

Bathrooms, Male Stereotypes, and Granddaughters

Potty talk has moved front and center in the national debate. And I’m not talking...

April 2016

April 07, 2016

Beware! Jesus Only Serves Sinners

I have come to call not the righteous, but sinners! --Jesus An old proverb says:...

March 2016

March 23, 2016

Why Don’t Boys Make the List of Presidential Campaign Issues?

Immigration…equal pay for equal work…gun control…Wall Street…taxes…the Military…gender equality…terrorism…the national debt…the Middle Class…the top 1...

February 2016

February 05, 2016

If Grace is Amazing…Why Do Christians Often Make it So Condemning?

I recently had a chance to interview Legendary singer B. J. Thomas (Raindrops Keep Falling...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

If Jesus Gave His Nazareth Sermon to Evangelical Republicans…Would They Want To Throw Him Off a Cliff, too?

Imagine the scene: Jesus, who once played on the dusty streets of the village of...

January 21, 2016

The Danger of Raising Soft-Minded Men

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death...

December 2015

December 19, 2015

The Myth of the War on Christmas?

Several news outlets, including CBS and NBC, recently covered a story about yet another apparent...

November 2015

November 10, 2015

Why Dropping Sunday School Could Save the Soul of Your Church

(Excerpted from: Sunday Schooling Our Kids Out of Church! The True Story of How One...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

The Church’s Male Dilemma

For the last several years, authors like my friend, David Murrow, have passionately argued for...

August 2015

August 19, 2015

The Steroid Church

Why do men hate going to church? My friend, David Murrow has written a best-selling...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

Top 10 Reasons Why Dad Matters–According to Science

In my last post I referenced a book by Paul Raeburn entitled: Do Father’s Matter?...

June 26, 2015

Could Dad be the Key to Healing Our Country?

Near the end of his book, Do Fathers Matter? What Science is Telling Us About...

June 05, 2015

Boys and Girls Emote Differently–Can’t We Be OK With That?

Man-up! Take it like a man! Shake it off! Most boys hear those words and...

May 2015

May 08, 2015

Why Church Matters to Your Kids—Part 4: Reason #3 is…

If Jesus matters to us, then what matters to Jesus will matter to us. If...

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