Ironman Strength

Have you ever heard of an elevator speech before? If you have ever been in a sales role then I am sure you are familiar but essentially an elevator speech is if you happen to be in an elevator with a CEO that you recognize as famous and of course they don’t know you. The idea is that you invoke the “20 seconds of extreme courage” model and strike up a conversation with them, introduce yourself…

We have all heard the word Grumble before and maybe you even have first-hand experience working or living with a grumbler. Websters defines Grumbling as:  To complain or protest about something in a bad-tempered but typically muted way. For us men; Grumbling is specifically mentioned in the Bible as something Christians need to work hard to avoid. Grumbling is dangerous because it creates…

I am not sure where all of you fall in with the longstanding Creation debate. Whether you prefer the “Big Bang” theory, which says that the universe began with a single massive explosion that set all life and everything we know today in motion.  Or whether you fall on the side that looks at Creation and says that everything we see was designed by a higher purpose or a higher being. Because,…

Have you ever been inspired by something before? Maybe it was a great speech your heard or a seminar you attended. It could have even been a song that really hit you in your core. Whatever it happened to be, it got you thinking that something in your life might change for the better. Because let’s face it, all of us need hope am I right? A few years back, I found myself unexpectedly inspired by…

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog called “Is God safe“ and the response to that has been one filled with questions and concern about what I said. So before you read this one, you may want to go back and read my previous to familiarize yourself and so that my response makes sense to you. In that blog, I wrote that God is not safe to those who do not recognize his holiness, as well as that he is…

I was reading from a book recently when I came across this question the author posed which I found intriguing because of the obvious contrast. This contrast I am referring to is the God we often refuse to see: the God who is simultaneously our ultimate Privilege and yet, our ultimate Peril. He is one God—with two very different realities— but yet He is held together without contradiction. I hope…

I lost my father a week ago and I am still reeling from it. Unfortunately, I am very well acquainted with loss after having lost my daughter, but this loss is very different. Unlike my daughter, my father has been with me my whole life. He has been with me through the highs, like marriage and the birth of my children, and through the lows, as with the loss of my daughter.  My father has ALWAYS…

The fool says in his heart, there is no God.                                      Psalms 14:1, Psalms 53:1 Yes. It is true. This particular verse is in the Bible twice and I wonder why? A “fool” is mentioned many times in God’s word but he is classified as a fool based upon two things: 1. He rejects God’s word and His revelation 2. He does not seek God or request His presence in any way. I…

I happened to be reading recently in one of my favorite John MacArthur books and came across a very interesting point he made that I thought you would find interesting. And it starts with the very hard question, “Did Jesus come to save everyone?” Now my first reaction to his question was obviously yes, of course he came to save everyone. Gods plan had to be that Christ would save everyone. How…

As we all get ready today to celebrate the New Year and ring in 2026, I wanted to end the year by sharing some truths with you to hopefully start your new year off right. I want to talk briefly about our families and the sometimes (difficulties) that exist. I get to see this first hand and I can tell you that the worst thing any of us can do about an estranged family relationship is to say we…

I had the opportunity to spend some time with an old work friend recently who I hadn’t seen for a long time. At one point, we had worked together every day for two years but after I left that company, I lost touch with him. But as luck would have it, I had the chance to re-connect with him over some dinner so I took advantage.  As you can imagine, we talked about the usual work stuff and family…

One of the hardest things some of us had to deal with when we were younger, and maybe even now as adults, is peer pressure.  It’s that single point of divide where you are either one of the crowd or you separate and decide to act alone. As I am sure some of you have experienced, peer pressure is one of the strongest forms of influence you can be subjected to especially when you are young and…

My nephew wrestled in high school and I remember him telling me how unique wrestling is from a team sport because it’s not like football or basketball… It is just sheer strength against sheer strength, cunning against cunning and may the best man win. Wrestling is a sport where you are literally grappling with your opponent and using every ounce of strength you have to try and overcome someone…

I wrote a blog a few months back titled, By Not making a Choice, You have made a Choice, and I wanted to expand on that further after reading some very direct, and to-the-point scripture. You see, as I have learned by reading His word, God has a serious edge to Him. What I mean is, there is a STRONG reason why Fearing Him is a real thing and that point very rarely gets mentioned…Unless you read…

There is no doubt that all of us have had a tough week. The list of events that happened in just these past few days are astounding and can literally bring us to our knees. Like you, I have heard so much conversation about how bad things are I am ready to explode. I can’t tell you how much I wish I had the answer. A message I could share with America to somehow take the pain away or make things…