The Reluctant Warrior

12/02/2025

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11/10/2025

For 47 years, I thought I knew what it meant to follow Jesus. I was saved at 12, but didn't truly surrender until I was 59. What changed everything? A simple 3-step process that built intimacy with God I never experienced before.
If you're struggling with addiction, unforgiveness, or trying to overcome sin through willpower alone, this message is for you. I discovered that transformation doesn't come from trying harder—it comes from doing things in the right order.
In this video, I share:
✓ The Josh McDowell story that revealed my own unforgiveness
✓ Why forgiveness must come BEFORE fighting addiction
✓ How genuine worship opens the door for the Holy Spirit
✓ Why repentance works when you've done the first two steps
✓ The "yoke" principle that changed how I walk with Jesus
The addictions I struggled with—alcohol, worldly entertainment—just fell away naturally once I applied these steps. Not through white-knuckling it, but through letting the Holy Spirit do the work.
Stop beating yourself up. Start walking in obedience alongside Jesus, and let Him carry the weight.
What do you have to lose? Try this process and watch God transform your life.

02/14/2022

Always a great day at the Range…

01/20/2018

What are your fitness goals for 2018?

12/12/2016

Enough said...

12/03/2016

Never waste your trials...learn all you can from the past mistakes in your life, then LET THEM GO. Make 2017 your best year ever.

07/02/2016

Are You 40, But Feeling Like You're 55?

We as men tell ourselves stories don't we?

I'll get myself in shape once: I feel motivated, find that magic pill or natural supplement to skyrocket my testosterone, find the perfect gym...

No, you wont.

My bet is that one year from now, you'll still be in the same shape (or worse!) unless you do this first...

CLEAR YOUR MIND OF CAN'T

A few years ago, I was 30 pounds overweight, and really believed that the prime of my life was a distant memory.

But instead of sitting around, making up excuses for myself, I decided to DO SOMTHING about it! I made two decisions:

1. I found men who were in their 50's, 60's and 70's who were still crushing it in the gym.
2. I changed my mindset to "If they can do it, so can I!"

Now, at 51, I'm in the best shape of my life and it all began with this simple shift in my thinking.

So, if you want to improve yourself, but can't seem to get up and take action, then forget about your diet, exercise routine, and supplements. Begin by attacking those self-imposed limitations that are the real cause of that beer belly.

Decide NOW to make the rest of your life, the best of your life. The choice is yours.

05/03/2016

Would you say that this is a true statement? If so, why?

02/10/2016

On December 29, 1913, a recruitment ad ran in The London Times by a man named Ernest Shackleton. He was a courageous individual who was about to embark on a per...

02/06/2016

It’s easy to look at marriage from an emotional standpoint...

It's perfectly natural to be overwhelmed with love and attraction toward your future wife. But, you also need to look at it for what it is;

The Greatest Investment of Your Life

And one of the most important aspects of any potential investment is risk analysis.

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and
one of the world’s greatest investors, has a system for evaluating his relationships.

He asks himself three questions before entering into any business or personal arrangement:

• Do I like them?
• Do I respect them?
• Do I trust them?

If the answer to any of these questions is no, he won't move forward
with them any further, regardless of how lucrative the potential
upside profits are.

I strongly recommend that you apply these same criteria to women.

The first two are easy...

“Yeah, yeah I like her. I wouldn’t be dating her if I didn’t right?”

"Sure, I respect her, she’s a good woman...”

Now to the litmus test of the three:..

Do you trust her?

Here's the key, If you have to think about it... you don’t.

Really hear me on this...

To me, the word “trust” ultimately means the ability to predict someone’s future behavior.

It’s that gut-level, deep-down trust that you can’t
fake. If you don’t have that, the deal should be off regardless of
how amazing her other positive attributes are.

I have a motto:

Never make a woman your wife whom you do not unequivocally trust with
your life.

Part of being an authentic man, is accepting what is, rather than
what you wish were so.

Without absolute trust, the odds are
overwhelmingly against the relationship lasting,..

If she's untrustworthy...slipping a ring on her finger may mean that while most of her problems are now over—yours have just begun...

02/22/2015