As you have seen the headlines coming out of our city, you are probably wondering if there is anything good happening there.  The answer is YES! God is on the move here despite what you hear on the internet and in the news media.  As you know I work on the campus of the University of Minnesota and am on the ground with students who are experiencing all that is happening. Mission critical here has nothing to do with politics, it has everything to do with identity! I work with

Mentoring has been defined in so many different ways. Everyone has their own take on what mentoring is. One of the best quotes I’ve run across comes from motivational speaker and entrepreneur Jim Rohn when he said: “My mentor said, ‘Let’s go do it,’ not ‘You go do it.’ How powerful when someone says, ‘Let’s!’”  He’s right about the power of the word “Let’s “! It's one thing to be told what to do but it’s a whole other thing to have someone get in there and not only show you b

A friend of mine once told me that college comes at the wrong time in a man’s life.  He said how can you expect a 17-18 year old to decide the next 40 years of his life when he is barely done “wetting the bed”.  Forgive the analogy, but his point was that there is a lack of maturity that comes with that age. But yet we find our young men having to make choices that we all know will affect the trajectory of their lives.  They are searching for answers to a lot of life’s questi

Loaded down with a saxophone and a bunch of text books, a college freshman saw a couple of guys playing some basketball.  One of them, a junior, invited the freshman to play with them. He recognized him from the marching band and the freshman accepted the invite and balled up. While playing the junior trombone player started asking him questions about life and eventually about faith. That line of questioning led to an invite for dinner and a friendship that changed the life o

“ You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.” ‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭2‬:‭2‬ ‭NLT‬ 31 years ago, I said yes to the call that God placed on my life.  This verse is the call on my life! Looking back on the last several months, it’s been amazing to see God’s hand on my transition to collegiate men’s ministry with the Navigators. I will apologize in advanc