“I am the way, the truth, and the religion,” said no one ever.

Yet, that’s how we often interpret Jesus’ words from John 14:6.

For sure, religion isn’t a bad...

John Piper tells the story of Iwo Jima in his book Don’t Waste Your Life. 1,688 men died planting the flag and taking the hill.

His observation is this:

Those men were noble, and they had a...

Who are you?

Three things I know about you…

#1 = You are a child of God.

You were created by design— not default. And, He ordained the times in which you would live.

#2...

A Navy seal returned from a mission and cried in the office. He thought, when leaving, that he wouldn’t ever return.

He learned, after he did, that some healing and some wholeness can only be...

Warriors ALWAYS plan the mission perfectly.

But they also realize nothing goes according to plan. SNAFUs occur, so contingencies kick in almost immediately.

Warriors know that.

What’s...

We truly don’t know the limits of our potential.

No one thought the 4-minute mile was humanly possible until Roger Banister hit the3:59 mark (with only a fraction of a second to spare) in...

Everyone wants to reach their potential. We’re wired for it. In fact, we won’t feel satisfied until we do— until we discover “what we’re here for.”

One thinker...

Warriors each have an “area of operations,” that is, a designated piece of a bigger mission over which they’re accountable.

On the battlefront…

one soldier might run the...

The green berets have a special motto, de oppresso liber. It’s a latin phrase, featured on their berets, patches, and some of their other gear.

It means this:

Free the oppressed.

Turns out,...

Before Jesus ascended to the Father, post-Resurrection, He left the disciples with a mandate (Matthew 28:18-20)—

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth...

The first charge to humanity appears in Genesis 1:28 (NIV)—

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in...

God created us in love.

Ephesians 1:4-5 tells us,

For he chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined us for adoption to sonship...