Returning to Normal

by | Jun 9, 2020 | VITAL Men Devotions

Although I now live 3,000 outside the U.S., I have been excited to see more and more of my friends returning to some version of “normal” in their lives. To be honest, we are quite jealous when we see our Iowa friends eating at restaurants, hosting friends and family...

What’s Your Legacy?

by | Jun 2, 2020 | VITAL Men Devotions

I have always loved history, so much so that my favorite birthday present as a kid was receiving the World Book Encyclopedia. Yeah, I’m a dork. I own that. My love for history led me to become friends with my elderly neighbor. His knowledge of local history was simply...

No Ties in Life

by | May 26, 2020 | VITAL Men Devotions

I went through this stage of life where my body periodically decided breathing was an optional biological function. My lungs would jet off to Hawaii for the weekend, and I’d get to have a nice little party at the local hospital. During one of these lovely...

Setting a Godly Example

by | May 19, 2020 | VITAL Men Devotions

Americans visiting the art museums of Europe often notice that their paintings are almost always hung a good foot taller than in American museums. For years this was attributed to differences in measurement systems, until art historians did some deeper research....

In Search of a Light

by | May 12, 2020 | VITAL Men Devotions

I’m going to man up and admit that, eighteen years ago next month, I totally botched my proposal to my wife. It was working at Inspiration Hills, a Christian camp in northwest Iowa, and I had been planning “the perfect proposal” for quite some time. When Andrea came...