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What Kids Can Teach Us About Brotherhood

ABC affiliate WCVB reported that a group of fifth-grade football players from Massachusetts banded together as a “Band Of Brothers” to show their support when they found out that their 6-year-old water boy was being teased for his attire and a speech impediment.

Compassion is being deeply aware of what someone else is suffering and reaching out to help alleviate their pain. This week SPEAK LIFE by showing compassion to some one around you. It might be reaching out to a sick friend, or helping a single mother. It might be being a friend to someone who needs it. Be inspired. Go inspire.

-Toby Mac

Awesome!!!

Do you have a brother that has your back?

Do you have a brother who fights for your life and legacy?

Do you have a brother who believes in you?

Do you have a brother who encourages you and builds you up?

Do you have a brother who picks you up when you fall?

How To Take Charge Of Your Life With Simple Math

Ever pause enough to notice that we often fill our lives with unimportant stuff? We seem to it find easier to simply go along with the status quo, which over time actually leads to a life of heart-numbing mediocrity…and we settle for something less than God’s best.

Sometimes we can’t even enjoy anything because we’re trying to do everything. Can you relate? Is this you?

Time and life pass so quickly. Anyone have kids? Have you noticed this passing of time seems to accelerate as the years fly by?

In comparison to God, we only have a minuscule slice of time to do something with our lives. Wouldn’t the logical thing to do in our little blip of existence to focus on what’s really important? Family, others, giving God glory or [fill in the blank]? Why don’t we?

#006: New Years Challenge: Are You Living A Life On Purpose Everywhere You Go? [Podcast]

I had the honor of being a guest on Purposeful Pathways Radio with Caroline Gavin; Christian business coach, speaker, author and radio host. Join our conversation as we walk through places in my book Heartstone: A Journey Out of the Midnight of My Soul and some things I learned from life’s struggles.

Join me as I share my journey in Jesus…and how to live courageously from the heart!

Alert: Your Personal Brand Is Not Self-Promotion!

For those of you who have been walking the journey out with me over the years here on Heartstone know that life is not always fair, its tough and through it as all we share many of the same stories. These events in our lives shape us along the way and how we choose to interpret these events makes all the difference in the world.

One of these events for me was divorce. It was tough…very tough, but I’ve learned so much about myself that I would not have learned unless I walked through this dark chapter in my life. I could have let it destroy me, but God put the right people in my path to help me walk it out and to see life through a different lens. I am learning to walk it out as my authentic self, to being the real deal, choosing to live life fully alive through it all.

God definitely got my attention, but breaking free of the expectations of this performance-oriented view of the world would take some time. Here is a snippet from Heartstone that described my condition.

Why We All Need A John Sculley In Our Lives

I was watching the movie Jobs, the biopic of Apple’s founder Steve Jobs and one scene in particular really hit me. The scene where current CEO John Sculley , Mike Markkula and the rest of the board went around the table deciding the fate of Steve Jobs with a show of hands. The scene pauses at Mike Markulla’s turn to see if he would support Jobs. You could see the betrayal in eyes of Jobs as each board member including Mike Markulla sides with Sculley which results in Jobs removal from the Macintosh project and demotion. Ouch!

Does this scene sound familiar? Ever been in this place?