
Wisdom for Life, Part 1 – Dealing with the Past
You are what you remember. I believe that what we remember affects who we are and what we experience in this life. Many people are
You are what you remember. I believe that what we remember affects who we are and what we experience in this life. Many people are
What is the value of living a humble life? Life for most of us is all about what we do and how successful we are.
Do you need help with your relationships? Donald Miller says, “…the words alone, lonely and loneliness are three of the most powerful words in the
Is your sexuality sacred to you? I contend that one of the most meaningful and powerful sources of joy in this life is our sexuality,
Do you need wisdom for your finances today? Blaise Bascal once said, “Human beings find life to be unsatisfying and incoherent as time goes by,
What will life in heaven really be like? Will we just be spiritual beings floating around in heaven? The Bible teaches that heaven is a
Do you know what life is like if there is no God? It’s kind of like the view that John Lennon wrote about in his
What is the purpose of work? Jeffrey Salkin in the Wall Street Journal said this, “Americans work so hard that we often put work at
What is the modern secular view of life? You might say it is the same as Solomon’s conclusion in Ecclesiastes – if there is no
“Do you find yourself unsatisfied with things in your life?” Warren Wiersbe asks in his commentary on the book of Ecclesiastes. He continues, “If so,
Today my guest is Dr. Michael Green, bringing us a message from Acts 18, to begin the new year with renewed hope and courage. Lift
Jerry Leachman of Leachman Ministries joins us again today to share a special message about Christmas. His focus is on the shepherds, the first people
What are you living for? A few years ago USA Today did a poll, asking their readers this one question, “If you could ask God
How much of your life have you wasted trying to impress others? How much different would your life be if you were delivered from the
If you could live your life over again, would you do anything differently? As I meet with men every day, I find that there are
Are we in the land of the living? Actually, we are in the land of the dying. My guest today, Jerry Leachman, would tell you
What gives meaning to life?How do we treasure God and people? What is God’s unique purpose for me, and then how do I wisely invest
Today my guest is Ken Boa, President of Reflections Ministries. This is Part 2 of his 3 part series on Transitioning Well – Living this
Today my guest is Ken Boa, President of Reflections Ministries. He is teaching a 3 part series on Transitioning Well – How to take the
Are you walking through a difficult time in your life? Today Richard‘s guest is Tom Bradford, President of the National Christian Foundation of Alabama. Tom
Do you have the right kind of wealth? In other words are you rich in the things that really matter? Do you possess spiritual riches?
Where do you find contentment in life? I believe that true contentment has nothing to do with what you have or don’t have. Contentment is
There is one thing that each of us need – if you have this, it will make your life. Tragedies and heartbreak will come, but
Have you ever thought about the ideas you have and how they shape your life? The philosopher Dallas Willard says “Our ideas are the assumptions
Today’s podcast is from a group Bible study I am teaching about the principle of sowing and reaping. I believe that for every person who
Today we’re finishing the parable of Lazarus and the rich man. This parable reveals something about eternity. Many people don’t realize the fact that in
Today’s podcast is the second part of my Bible Study series on Jesus’ parable of the rich man and Lazarus. This parable is found in
Today’s podcast is from a Bible Study series I taught at The Center. We’re looking at one of Jesus’ parables that I think is very
Today I’m honored to share a talk with you that my good friend and former NFL chaplain Jerry Leachman gave at a large men’s breakfast
Faith. Culture. Hope. Life. Longtime journalist and commentator Billy Hallowell has covered thousands of the biggest faith and culture stories. Today I am honored to
Today’s podcast is a message that I’ve been sharing for over 25 years, and about 10 years ago, it made its way into a book.
Today I am discussing the struggles that men deal with. Life is difficult. I don’t care how talented you are, how wealthy you are, how
Today I welcome back my friend, Drayton Nabers. This time he is speaking on praying for your business life. Nabers says that, “Prayer connects us
Today I’d like to share a principle that I believe is the most important principle in all of life. I want to start with a
If you were to Google the question “What is the good life?”, you’d be overwhelmed by the response. Some of the answers are shopping, consumption,
My message that I’m sharing with you today is, I believe, one of the most important messages to anyone that I would describe as
Today I want to continue discussing the heart of a man as we look at this question: What is it that men really want?
How well do you know yourself? How well do you understand yourself? In John Calvin’s massive work called The Institutes of the Christian Religion,
Today I’d like to start by sharing with you how I came upon this message. At The Center, we do a lot of one-on-one
Many scholars would agree that probably one of the most thoughtful books written in the last 30 or 40 years is Ernest Becker’s Pulitzer
Today I have a special guest, Drayton Nabers, speaking on the role of Christ in the life of business. When we’re doing business, we
How can I live a life that has purpose and meaning? That is the topic of today’s podcast, Part 3. In Part 1, we
What is it that satisfies the thirst of the soul? In Part 1, we talked about how many people see happiness as a feeling. We
I truly believe that many adults experience great unhappiness in life. A lot of them experience depression, which is not something that people want to
So much has been written on the issue of evil, but today I’d like to take all that I have read over the last six
Today I’d like to talk about something that’s very important to me – I call it the Great Paradox of Life. The apostle Paul addresses
The topic that I want to address this morning is fascinating. And, I believe that it will be of real benefit to you.One would think
What is it about the human condition that causes us to want to “one-up” someone else all the time? What is it that causes us
Today I am discussing Jesus’ parable about the pearl of great value, taken from Matthew 13:44-46. “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden
Today is the last message in my 4-part series on pride and humility. I want to look at how God has special regard for the
This morning, I want to share a few more words with you about pride so that we can truly see how destructive it is in
Today I want to look at the pitfalls of comparison. Comparing ourselves to others impacts our lives, our behavior, our relationships with others, and ultimately
Today I am starting a new series on the issue of pride and humility. In the first two episodes we’ll look at the issue of
Today I’d like to share my Good Friday message I gave last weekend, focusing on Isaiah 53. It is interesting to note that chapters 40-55
Easter weekend is really different from all other weekends and holidays on the calendar. Because if you think about it, we’re commemorating two of the
Download audio How can we find real peace? Physician, futurist and author Richard Swenson‘s work focuses on what he calls, “cultural medicine.” I’d never
A couple of years ago, I noticed something in the Bible that I had never recognized, and in the book of John, whether you are
Why did Jesus’ death change everything forever? What did He mean when He said, “It is finished?” Well, the answer glimmers all through scripture, but
When Jesus speaks, everything He says that’s recorded in the Gospels is significant. Some of the things he says are parables, or stories with symbolic
Today I’d like to share a message by Dr. Tim Keller, which he gave at The Center’s Mens Breakfast in November 2019 here in Birmingham,
Why is our world so broken? I believe the world is broken because of the spiritual condition of man. The Bible describes our natural condition
Throughout history, one of the intellectual debates that seems to come and go is this question, “Is mankind intrinsically good or is he intrinsically evil
Was Jesus more than a man in history? Was he just a great moral teacher? Great moral teachers don’t make the kind of claims that
Back around 1984, I came to the conclusion that I had committed my life to a religious faith that had as it’s source, a book.
Have you given much thought to the big questions of life: Why am I here? Why do I exist? Author Peter Kreeft observed that, “We
Today I want to discuss the evidence I have found for the existence of God. Christian author Tim Keller said, “Though you may not realize
Today I am going to address a very important question: Is Christianity the only valid religion, or are there other paths to God? As we
Today I’m going to tackle a very difficult topic – to tackle this in 45-minutes is difficult because of the nature of the content. If
In today’s podcast I share about two different meetings with 2 different men, both who had some type of belief in God and Jesus, but
Today I want to continue discussing the relationship between wisdom and the principles of life. In Part 1 we discussed the Principle of the Path.
We have a great need in the challenging days we are living in for wisdom. In today’s talk, I want to introduce to you the
One of most enlightening things that I have learned this past year, especially when I counsel men, are some words from Blaise Pascal, who says
How do we view difficulty when it comes into our lives? In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we looked at the issue of
How do we deal with fear, anxiety and stress in our lives? In Phillip Yancey’s book, Where is God When it Hurts. well-known Swiss physician
It’s the middle of the night. You know, you went to sleep, hoping for a good night’s rest, now it’s 2 am. You get up
Merry Christmas! Today’s podcast is taken a Christmas blog that I originally wrote several years ago. I share one of my favorite stories that illustrates
Are you experiencing real freedom in your life? Are you overspending this Christmas? In an attempt to give your family everything they could ever want,
Now more than ever before, we need truth! In Hosea 4:6, God says, “My people perish because of a lack of knowledge.” And then 2
I believe all of us worldwide are ready for the coronavirus to be over. Austrian-Canadian scientist Dr. Hans Selye wrote a total of 30 books
Most of the natural disasters we face have a beginning and an end. Once they are over, the damage is assessed and the rebuilding begins.
How do we articulate our own personal world view? More importantly, how do we defend our point of view? Today Richard joins Kerby Anderson on
Martin Luther King Jr. was probably the most visible spokesman and leader of the civil rights movement in America. He is best known for advancing
Have you ever noticed the competing desires in your life and how they can be so contradictory? For example, if you want to be healthy,
Child psychologist David Elkind believes there are at least three contemporary sources of stress that mark our age as a difficult one. First, due to
In March of 1965, I remember driving home from the beach. It was a Sunday. We stopped to pick up a black man who was
Most issues regarding money are judgement issues. For this reason we all need wisdom in the handling of our finances. There are 3 questions that
Billy Graham once said, “If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.”
British scholar C. S. Lewis says that, “Every time you make a choice, you are turning the central part of you, the part of you
Do you feel alone and separated from God? Are you longing for something or someone that can truly satisfy the deepest longings of your heart?
If you could ask God one question, and be guaranteed that He would answer, what would it be? Recently USA Today conducted a survey asking
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