Word for the Week

On June 28, 2013, lightning struck the mountains near Yarnell, AZ, a tiny community about 80 miles northwest of Phoenix, igniting a raging wildfire that came to be known as the Yarnell Hill Fire. Ongoing drought conditions and erratic wind patterns caused the wildfire to quickly grow out of control. Andrew Ashcraft was killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire on June 30, 2013 The Granite Mountain Hotshots,...

Special Operations pilot, Jason Nazarenko, recently surprised his wife, Kammi, with a trip to the beach to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary. While there they sat on the beach and reflected on the highs and lows that make up the story of their love. In my conversation with them they both share some of those highs and lows with me, and some of what they've learned about how to help their mar...

Colonel Art Finch is about to take over as the senior psychologist in the Army's Special Operations Command. He has served as a psychologist in Special Operations throughout the Global War on Terror, and ever since. Having spent thousands of hours with our nation's most elite warriors, he has a unique understanding of their mindset and the challenges they face within marriage. He recently sat down...

Part Two:  E ver wondered what makes up marital intimacy? Closeness in marriage is what every couple hopes for, but it often eludes many of us.  Rebecca Townsend shares her take on the main ingredients that make up marital intimacy and some of the roadblocks that get in the way.

Part One: E ver wondered what makes up marital intimacy? Closeness in marriage is what every couple hopes for, but it often eludes many of us.  Rebecca Townsend shares her take on the main ingredients that make up marital intimacy and some of the roadblocks that get in the way.

H is upcoming book is entitled "White Collar Warrior–Lessons for Sales Professionals From America's Military Elite."   After 27 years in the mortgage and real estate industry he has established himself as an executive coach and speaker who works with  Building Champions .    Bill Hart sat down with me recently and told me about his experience  dodging bullets and why he loves life so much.  In our...

A recent article in the UK Telegraph reported a strange phenomenon occurring in a tiny little village in Kazakhstan. For some mysterious reason, for the last two years residents of this small town have suddenly been falling asleep and remaining unconscious for days ! 25% of the 600 residents have experienced this horrifying phenomenon.  Symptoms include weakness, impaired speech, extended slumber...

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kenny Poindexter has served in the military for 36 years—first as a Marine, then as a Black Hawk pilot. In 1997 he joined Special Operations as a pilot, and currently holds the position as a Flight Lead and Senior Warrant Officer for an aviation battalion within Special Operations.  Raised in Los Angeles, he shares his story of growing up without a father, learning to becom...

Maybe you missed it, but this week  there was a stunningly embarrassing and painful moment on the global stage. Steve Harvey, a popular American tv host and the emcee for the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant announced the wrong winner for the competition. I sat down with a friend and mentor, CH Jay Outen, for a conversation about that painful moment in pop culture. 

In his 2004 book,  The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less , Barry Scwartz made the case that our modern world's smorgasbord of choices makes us less happy, not more. He says that "choice overload" leads us to increasingly doubt our own decisions, live under greater pressure and blame ourselves more.

Ever had horrible customer support and it drove you crazy? Sometimes wives feel the same way with their husbands! Here are three simple steps to overcome the Comcast Customer Support Syndrome that we husbands get sometimes.

The story of Febreeze can illustrate the need each of us has to discover the smells in our own lives...and how to get rid of them!

Every had an unreliable car? It's maddening! Here's a list of the 5 worst from a recent article in Motor Guides. It prompts us to consider 2 important questions about our own lives.

Ikea's American product launch uncovered a secret that can help any relationship

We all need a trainer in our lives--someone like Rocky's trainer, Mickey. God gives that to us through his Word. But his Word isn't just a morality handbook. It's a road map to understanding our glorious new identity in Christ because of his work to make us "right" with God. 

I call him the "Trout Master" because of his uncanny ability to snag Trout out of the stream with methods he has mastered over decades of practice. ... There are many details to his particular methods, but one of the most crucial and challenging aspects is the cast.  You can have a great cast, but if you can't cast the bait where the stream will present it naturally to a hungry trout, the cast won...

I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!: Those are the famous self-affirming words of Saturday Night Live's satyrical character, Stuart Smalley.  Though he's practically dysfunctional, he's found hope in the idea that by self-affirmation and focusing only on those qualities he perceives as true about himself, he can live a successful life that is meaningful and worthwhil...

We were all born into a world that is upside down and under water; and for that reason, life is full of disasters.   None of us are immune from them--whether they are from relationships, physical tragedies, failing health, accidents, or financial loss...we've all been affected by them one way or another.  We do not have to look far to find examples of personal wreckage. That's why we need somethin...

Inspiration comes from different places. What God's inspiration produces is amazing!

What’s your plan for 2015? How do you hope to improve your life and build toward the future? What better way than by turning to the Sacred Writings of God’s written Word—the Bible?

There's one word that is at the core of what Christmas is all about and why it brings us hope--GRACE! 

Immanuel is the name given in prophesy to Jesus. It means "God come near." Here's how you can do that this season for those around you...

It's easy to lose the mystery and majesty beind Christmas. Don't let the following three things happen to you!

Today's podcast will be from my series, God at the Movies—a special feature of this podcast. Today we'll take a look at the 2013 thriller, Captain Phillips, directed by Paul Greengrass, and starring Tom Hanks. I hope you enjoy this episode. 

Did you know that Jesus talked more about money than he did Heaven or Hell? Over 140 times, in fact! The only thing he talked more about was the Kingdom of God. One of the biggest things we spend (lose) money on in American culture is our cars. We are a car-crazy culture. We love them, but at the same time we have all felt the frustration of feeling like our cars--and the payments we make on them-...