The Gift of a King

by | Dec 13, 2022 | Vital Men Devotions

I’ll admit, I’m not that into Christmas music. There are some Christmas songs I love, and others I could survive without (looking squarely at you Mariah Carey!). One of the songs on my naughty list is We Three Kings of Orient Are. I’m can be a...

Hiding in Our Tents

by | Nov 29, 2022 | Vital Men Devotions

For several years I have been serving numerous churches in an extremely isolated region of Nicaragua. There are no roads in this region, so travel is by boat and then by foot through the jungle. There is also no electricity or running water in any of the villages....

Following Takes a Lifetime

by | Nov 22, 2022 | Vital Men Devotions

I recently heard the following statement: accepting Christ takes a minute, but following Him takes a lifetime. That’s not to downplay the enormous and eternal importance of salvation. It is, however, to highlight that God calls to more than momentary acceptance. Let’s...

A Bitter Taste

by | Nov 15, 2022 | Vital Men Devotions

Our world is EXTREMELY negative, polarized, and divisive. Every month that goes by politics, religion, sports, and more carve canyons of animosity between us. From even a cursory glance at social media, it seems that bitterness is the flavor of the day. I can totally...

Unlock the best life

by | Nov 8, 2022 | Vital Men Devotions

A song we sing regularly in our Spanish-speaking church is Hay Libertad en la Casa de Dios (There is Freedom in the House of God). My sixteen-year-old recently questioned the validity of this song. She argued that the church is much more a house of rules than a house...