On today’s edition of the Daily Nugget Mike talks about forgiveness. It is a relatively simple, yet deeply profound subject. Forgiveness is the key to walking with God and loving others. Like it is with most things in life, we receive and then we give.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about the subject of Anger. Did you know anger itself isn’t a sin. But, anger is a tough one for most of us, especially men. The Bible gives us a couple of directions to help us to handle it well.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about the core identity of a Christian. Did you know God tells us that if we are in Christ we don’t truly belong here anymore, we belong somewhere else! As followers of Jesus we are called to wholeheartedly pursue life in the next world while living in this one!
Read MoreMike reflects on something we can all learn from this years Super Bowl. It is an important life lesson if we are going to go from failing to MVP! Hint: we don’t become the MVP.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about the myth of putting "family first". What is the pitfall of building a life around putting your family first? It seems like a good idea, but it can be disastrous.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about the difficult subject of prayer. Most of us struggle with it, Mike shares one thing that he has discovered that helps him immensely. And it will help you too. It may be the most challenging message many will hear!
Read MoreMike talks about the way of grace. Christians are called to live a completely different way than the rest of the world. We are to stand out. There is one thing that helps us stand out. When we live in grace we show God to the world, when we live in works we show ourselves to the world.
Read MoreToday on this Training Tuesday edition of the Daily Nugget Mike talks about goodness. Sometimes we can be too good to be used by God. Instead of humbling ourselves and depending on the Lord, we do our own thing to show God how great we are. Sometimes we run away from hard times when God is calling us to change our character and become more humble.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about Kobe Bryant. He ponders what Kobe may say to us. What does his death (or anyone else’s for that matter) possibly have to offer us?
Read MoreMike takes on the controversial topic of cheating. He shares a few stories of his own cheating, friends who were hurt by cheating and even some pastors who cheat. Is there a place for cheating? Is it true that “if you are not cheating, you are not trying.”
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget, Mike returns after a couple days off. He shares something that God has been teaching him. This is something that God is teaching all of us, all the time. This thing is the key to all of life. It is the foundation for worship and life!
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about Evil. Are there really three evils we face in our world? Mike talks about the three ways evil expresses itself in our world. It is a scary topic! But, it is important.
Read MoreToday on this Wisdom Wednesday edition of the Daily Nugget Mike talks about Acts 5. He asks us a simple question, is your life so devoted to sharing the gospel that you are suffering for “His Name”? Sometimes we confuse our calling and then we think that all suffering is righteous, but sometimes it just isn’t.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about goals. He especially talks about the ultimate goal. This ultimate goal is the most important thing, from God’s perspective, for your life. Everything in life begins and ends with understanding this goal. This goal is simultaneously freeing and challenging!
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about one of his favorite subjects. Though he isn’t much of a soccer fan, this one thing that a soccer player did and then said really inspired him. Hopefully you will find a similar motivation today as well.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about the most important thing for every individual in every family. He draws on teachings of Jesus and Disney (of all places.) What is your family worth to you? Do they know how valuable they are?
Read MoreToday on this Theology Thursday edition of the Daily Nugget Mike talks about prayer. He uses the example of King Hezekiah from 2 Kings 20. He tackles one of the toughest questions of all time, if God is in control do your prayers really matter… all in 5 minutes!
Read MoreOn today’s Daily Nugget Mike shares a story from his past that taught him a life long lesson. This lesson is something that all of us can learn from. He takes on the tough subject of gossip and describes a way to live in the opposite world.
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike talks about something that can actually kill you. Believe it or not God really cares about Pride. It is used as a reason to actually execute people in the Bible! In a world that celebrates “self-pride” it is crazy to think about how much God hates our pride… but there is good news!
Read MoreToday on the Daily Nugget Mike argues that the entire universe is geared towards us making New Year’s resolutions. What if he is right? What if we live in such a radical culture of grace that God even works in things like New Years?!! Mike reflects on Genesis 1 and how it points us to take a look at our lives at special times and seasons.
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