art@core300.org 6 Essentials to Get Stronger “Strong good men pose no threat to to the world. But when we medicate and train boys to be weak in our schools, and eviscerate them in our universities for being masculine, we create levels of rage ne...
art@core300.org Caring versus Candor? Which is best? Are you a caring guy, or a guy with candor? Is it possible to have both in one person? Absolutely! Just follow the writings of St. Paul of Tarsus. Many believers think he just goes too far at times: “...
art@core300.org Quality vs Quantity The Weight of Fruit Over Numbers In the Beatitudes, Jesus taught that a person is “known” (and justly measured) by their fruit (Matt 7:16). However, the fruit referenced in the New Testament—such as t...
art@core300.org Claiming the Higher Ground: How Bad Doctrine in Spiritual Warfare Leads to Lifelong Defeat There is a new-old theme being recirculated into the psyche of Evangelical and Charismatic Believers these days. Michael W. Smith’s recent song says it all: “This is how I fight my Battles” – aka, GOD...
art@core300.org The Heroes Quest A few years ago, I vanished. For four days, I disappeared into a retreat center in Santa Barbara, desperate to escape the chaos I’d created. I was a wreck. Forty-plus years of wannabe heroism had left...
art@core300.org Moving Up the Down Staircase Over the last 4 years of my much-flawed and often accidental 50-year journey as a Jesus follower, there have been 2 changes that have both subtracted from and added to my life and ministry. Have you e...
art@core300.org Hydrating on Spiritual Formation Acting on this was easier because the very recent experience of those who lived with Him had been trained and loved by Jesus. And when the 12 became the 72 disciples, they also were hands-on with Chri...