men – Robert Noland

The Turning Point

Like Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston’s life, and now death, will be media-ized and scrutinized for a very long time. One of the major networks quickly put together a 3-minute montage of her history as an artist. It began with footage of her as a teenage Gospel singer. It ended with a video she did two […]

Resolution Revolution

New Year’s always guarantees two things: unending weight loss ads and talk of resolutions. Not revolution, but resolution. Let’s think about the word “resolution” for a second. It has lost its original meaning and now has a connotation of how it sounds. Re-solution. A recycled solution. A solution that didn’t work before, maybe many times […]

The Spirit of Christmas Future

This is my fourth and final article for this 2011 Christmas series, having looked at some of the characters of Christmas, particularly some of the often-overlooked people and details. As is fitting and even a bit predictable with any Christmas focus—this ends with Jesus. It’s also fitting to present this to you after Christmas, when […]

Meet Mary and uh, What’s-His-Name

Let’s talk about the guy who probably is not your most gazed-upon figure in the manger scene. The most overlooked, yet crucial person in the Christmas story is the earthly father of Jesus—Joseph. . . . Wait, just a second. Jesus’ dad?! Wow! Can you imagine being chosen to raise God’s only Son? I want […]

Not So Silent Night

A childhood memory for so many of us was watching A Charlie Brown Christmas on TV. The big turning point is when Charlie Brown desperately screams out, “Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?!” Linus then calmly, confidently answers, “Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about.” He […]

The Buck Stops Here

In a recent conversation with my wife regarding our outside friendships, she made the comment, “Of course, with what you do, you have a lot of friends.” Her perception surprised me, because I don’t feel like I have “a lot of friends.” I do see how she could have that view, but it made me […]

How to Have a Happy Marriage—Part II

This blog is published weekly in Live Bold e-zine by the founder/editor Greg Arnold. He changed last week’s title to How to Have a Happy Marriage. The article really seemed to hit a nerve with you guys. The response and social media ripples were big. So why not scratch the itch, as they say? Let’s start […]

DTS ASAP, OK?

The longer I am married—27 years now—and the more my wife and I minister to couples, the more I realize a glaring point about us as guys and also God’s perfect wisdom—nothing will change us faster into the image of Christ like living in a covenant marriage with a woman. No other human process or […]

Wonder Where That Goes?

A couple of weeks ago, I headed to the post office. I always know during that time of day, there’s going to be traffic jams on the interstate and major roads. For a while now, I have noticed a road that appears to run parallel to I-65, but I rarely see anyone driving on it. […]

Take Me to Your Leader—Part 2

Last week, I asked you who your pastor is. Who is leading you? This week, I want to ask you an equally important question. Who are you leading? Last week was upstream; this week is downstream. One of my buddies once said to me, “If you think you’re a leader and you turn around and […]