In Need of a Light

by | Jun 6, 2017 | VITAL Men Devotions

I’m going to man up and admit that, fifteen years ago this 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...

WHO Are You?

by | May 30, 2017 | VITAL Men Devotions

Remember the classic song Who are You? by The Who? It asks a question many of us stare down on a daily basis. We struggle with how we see ourselves, how others see us, and even with how God sees us. Our world is little to no help in this matter. Basically everything...

When Your World is Shaken Up

by | May 23, 2017 | VITAL Men Devotions

All of us will experience a giant shake-up at some point. We will be striving towards accomplishing plan A when plan Q gets thrown into our path. This can be a death, a sudden illness, an accident, a job loss, a natural disaster, or any number of things that we never...

Why Do Church?

by | May 16, 2017 | Uncategorized, VITAL Men Devotions

I’ll admit it: I’ve been burned by church. I grew up with my dad serving in a church, and thusly got to see the underbelly of the beast. I heard about the fighting, the politics, and the heartache and started thinking: why do I need this? I love God, have accepted...

Faith Against All Odds

by | May 9, 2017 | VITAL Men Devotions

As some of you know, my family will soon be taking on an exciting new journey. We will be moving July 15th to Managua, Nicaragua where we will be serving as missionaries. Our entire family is very excited about this calling God has placed on our hearts and minds, but...