by Kirk Thomsen | Jun 17, 2023 | Dad Blog, 2023, Application, Discipleship, Prayer
The last book of the Old Testament contains the last words of the prophets as provided by God to the nation of Israel. A silence that would last for around four centuries. A friend of mine, with a twinkle in his eye, likes to refer to the man who wrote the book as the...
by Kirk Thomsen | Jun 3, 2023 | Dad Blog, 2023, Application, Discipleship, Scripture
There is an old saying that “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” A rather crude way of saying that men are mainly driven by their appetite. There is some truth there. I found that to be so recently in attending a Dad’s meeting at the Pennsylvania home...
by Kirk Thomsen | Mar 3, 2022 | Dad Blog, 2022, Discipleship, Discipline, In the Word and Prayer
This past year a friend of mine held a Zoom conference as a part of his work with business men. The title he selected for the subject of the call was “Distractions.” In the previous months, as he had spent time with Christian men, he could sense with some that there...
by Kirk Thomsen | Jul 27, 2021 | Dad Blog, 2021, Discipleship, In the Word and Prayer, Quiet Time
As a new Christian in my mid-20’s, I was invited to attend a Men’s Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. The speaker that week was a businessman from Colorado. He was also a mountain of a man. Large in physical stature but more importantly, large in his walk with God. His...
by Kirk Thomsen | Apr 16, 2021 | Dad Blog, 2021, Discipleship
Some time ago during a day at the gym where I exercise, a group of men in the locker room were getting prepared to engage in a game of racquetball. Their conversation was loud and jocular and they were having a good time poking fun at one another with the occasional...
by Kirk Thomsen | Feb 27, 2021 | Dad Blog, 2021, Discipleship
The journey in raising our children to be a disciple of Jesus is long. It begins at birth and continues until we depart this terrestrial ball we call earth. Our greatest impact, generally, is at the beginning of that journey but the influence will still carry on until...
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