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WATCH VIDEO Fear is a feeling. Its purpose is to alert us to potential danger. Fear offers no guidance or direction. We are not supposed to follow it or allow it to lead our lives. We shouldn’t ignore it. When we feel fear, we should stop and ask why. Why do we feel the fear? We seek the truth and then we allow truth and love to lead our lives. If we mess up and we allow fear to not only alert us to potential danger, but we play it over and over in our heads, we will allow it to lead our …

WATCH VIDEO It could mean that their empathy wasn’t sincere. They just wanted to be empathetic because that makes them look good, and they didn’t have true empathy for you. Or it could mean they really did have true empathy for you and what you went through., and that because they love you and their empathy is from their love, they want you to do something different. But you are not doing it. So, they are making sure you understand they don’t approve of what you are doing, beca …

WATCH VIDEO I am not saying God doesn’t have anger but I am saying I don’t think you need to worry that God is going to punish you because he is angry. If God is angry, it’s because He loves you. Think of it like this:  I have children. If my children are playing in the middle of the highway, I am going to be angry but my anger is because I love them. I am not going to throw them in the middle of the highway because I am angry one day. God has wrath but He is love. He is n …

WATCH NOW I spent half of my life chasing the dream of a national ski-jump championship. On the second jump competing for a national championship, I hit the side of the ramp and it broke some of my gear. One of the things it busted was the ski fin on the bottom of my ski. We had three minutes for repairs or it was a forced forfeit. In those three minutes I was able to change out the broken fin for a good one. And in my last jump I was able to jump further than I’ve ever jumped, and my drea …

WATCH VIDEO No, it’s really not possible to love in vain. Because the purpose of loving is not to change other people, it is to change you. It’s like the fruit changes the tree but it is not for the tree. Why do you think God is always telling us to make sure we love, but never telling us to make sure we are loved. For one, we are already are loved. And, number two, is because it is loving that changes who you are, not being loved. Think about it. Trust God’s Word no matte …

WATCH VIDEO I’ve known a lot of big strong burly guys that the world would call manly men, who, when they get home to their families, their families are afraid. And I’ve known a lot of guys that the world would consider very meek, who get home to their families, and their families feel safe, protected and provided for. I would just tell you that everything that the world tells you makes manly men is usually what cowards are doing to appear manly. Manly men are not about how they …

WATCH VIDEO God never told husbands to submit their wives He told husbands and wives to submit to each other. He told husbands to lay down their lives for their wives. He didn’t tell wives to make sure their husbands lay down their lives. He didn’t tell husbands to make sure their wives submit to them. Submitting is the wives’ responsibility Laying down his life and submitting is the husband’s responsibility. But a man who is trying to submit his own wife is led by fear a …

WATCH VIDEO Because He loves you. We all know that if we love someone the truth is better for them than peace. Sometimes the truth means we can’t have peace. Because if I am going to tell you the truth, I know I may not have peace with you for some time. If we love peace, we will compromise the truth. In other words, we won’t do what we know is truly best for someone else because that is going to cost us  our peace. But if we love people, we are willing to sacrifice our peace fo …

WATCH VIDEO If a man is hiding his feelings to protect his family, that’s loving—that’s masculine. If he’s hiding his feelings for himself without regard for his family, that’s selfish—that’s fearful. So, as an example:  fear comes along and he may be afraid, but he is going to stand strong and courageous on behalf of his family because he doesn’t want fear to come along and start ruling their lives. So, if he is hiding his fear for himself wi …

WATCH VIDEO Jesus is the only God of love. Here’s how you know it. All the other “gods” of this world—religions of this world-- say you should be obedient so “god” will love you. If you are obedient they will reward you. That’s what fear does. It’s manipulation. It is not love. Jesus says: I love you. Then He desires your obedience because your obedience is best for you. He already loves you. Your life doesn’t change because Jesus loves you. …