by Travis Runion
Let me challenge you to do something different this Father’s Day. Rather than sitting back and waiting to receive the gifts, praise, and attention FROM your kids, why not spend a few moments yourself preparing some gifts and words of blessing FOR your kids?
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by Travis Runion
There are moments that happen in life when you know you are experiencing something remarkable. You can feel it deep in your soul. Your senses come alive and you get that electric chill followed by goosebumps. Last week during football practice was one of those moments. I had a great opportunity to glorify God but missed it.
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by Travis Runion
Maybe you’ve had one of these humbling moments lately. I was driving with my two boys to football conditioning on a six lane highway. Some knucklehead Andretti wannabe zips around me and recklessly squeezes into the narrow gap between me and the car to my right. I am immediately indignant at the recklessness and disrespectfulness and contemplate how I would get justice if I had the opportunity. To my joy, another red traffic light stops the offender and allows me to catch up behind him. I look over at my boys and state, “Excuse me but I’m going to be ugly.”
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by Travis Runion
Father’s Day is a great time for dads to be intentional as well as introspective. It’s like your birthday. Close friends or spouses might forget, but it is very rare that you are not aware of “your day” even weeks or months away. So let’s leverage our internal awareness for good. Let’s take time this week to assess and remind ourselves as fathers what we are called to do and be. I am calling it a Leadership Check In. This is not intended as a judgmental beat down but as an encouraging kick in the pants to get out there and “Be the man” or in this case “be the dad.”
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by Travis Runion
The benefits of Spiritual Training don’t end in this life. The Apostle Paul tells Timothy that “training for godliness” has lasting benefits “in this life and the life to come.” What more motivation do we need? Every minute we spend towards our Spiritual Training continues to reap benefits for eternity. I’m no financial expert, but that seems like a pretty good return. So, let’s discuss how we can get “Spiritually Fit.” The approach to Spiritual Fitness is actually not that different from how you approach Physical Fitness.
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by Travis Runion
Men, we are about a week away from Valentine’s Day. I don’t know how you and your spouse view this event, but it can be the source of an overwhelming amount of “drama” if not managed well. So, I want to encourage you as men to step up and take the lead this year. I also want to present a few ideas and insights that could help you win the day and maybe the entire year.
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by Travis Runion
The third Sunday every January is our annual “Quitter’s Day.” This is the day that most Americans decide to quit on their New Year’s Resolutions and goals.
Are you holding strong to your goals and resolutions or have you already bailed on them? I want to encourage you that there are some key areas of life so important that we can’t afford to ignore, neglect or quit on them.
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by Travis Runion
First of all, it's not what you think. This is not a Justin Timberlake karaoke serenade from 2013, but we do have a problem recently unleashed on us. Something has been stolen from us right before our eyes. With the problem, there is also a great opportunity in front of us, and hopefully we can each discover a solution.
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“I just feel stuck, like I can’t move or grow spiritually. I don’t know what I need to do but I know I can’t stay here. I just know I need to move, so count me in.”
That was the response I got when I asked a friend at church if he wanted to join a Next Level group we were putting together. His response was similar to several others I invited. In all, 13 men made the commitment to meet together every Friday morning at 6:00 AM for 40 weeks…
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