Get your Thought for the Day

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New for 2010. Leary Gates, BoldPath founder and teacher, has launched a new feature on his personal blog site. His daily Thought for the Day includes a thought provoking quote, often from a famous leader or author, followed by a reflection on applying the principle as intentional men of God. It's a daily one-minute post you can have delivered to your inbox or favorite RSS reader.

Click here to view the blog and subscribe or read a sample on the difference between a being a dreamer and a visionary.
PSKsm.jpgLife's highway is not always smooth. We're bound to hit a pothole every once in awhile--a job loss, a financial crisis, a troubled relationship. Some potholes can be quite severe, inflicting serious damage. When that happens, it good to have a survival kit nearby. The BoldPath Pothole Survival Kit includes four hard-hitting messages on two CDs by teacher Leary Gates, message notes, and a 30-day mini-devotional program to help you avoid turning a pothole into a sinkhole. Read a post from Leary's blog on potholes or visit the Pothole Survival Kit web page to learn more and to order a copy for you or a friend that could use some encouragement.

Fearless - Max Lucado

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Thumbnail image for Fearless.jpgI have a confession. Until now, I haven't read a Max Lucado book. According to his website, an astonishing sixty-five million other people have. Apparently, I was a holdout. Not anymore. His most recent release, Fearless, got my attention and I'm glad it did.

Fearless is as wonderfully written as you might expect from a New York Time's best selling author who's cranked out more than 50 books in 25 years (do the math!). It's easy enough to digest in a sitting (just 180 pages), yet packed with enough nuggets of insight to make you stop and think. The subtitle, "Imagine your life without fear," is aptly chosen, for Lucado stirs the imagination by presenting a potpourri of fears (e.g. dying, poverty, violence, insignificance, etc.) vanquishing amid God's unceasing love for His creation. Lucado reminds us that Jesus' most common command was to "fear not," and each chapter puts that command in context of a fear that Jesus confronted in His disciples then and today. The disciple Lucado, himself, writes of his own fears with an honesty borne of the very freedom his book title promises.

I highly recommend reading this book as an important diagnostic--asking, "Where can I be more fearless today? Now that I've read it, it's going back on my reading list, to be read aloud with my sons.

Shame Off You - Alan D. Wright

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ShameOffYou.jpg"You're not good enough!" That's the language of shame inside our heads that threatens to limit our capacity to receive God's grace and to move forward in full embrace of God's best for our life. And that's the big problem so many men seriously need to deal with - shame!

Alan D. Wright's book, Shame Off You was written to help people to "wash away the mud that hides our true selves." In twelve brief chapters, Alan provides biblical guidance with powerful personal illustrations of how shame and a false sense of guilt grip people's lives and drag them off into the shadows, causing them to miss or forfeit so much of what might have been. Each chapter provides helpful insight into ways in which shame invades our lives and causes us to run endlessly after "rabbits" we can never catch.

You can get more information about the book and/or workbook from Alan's website. I only wish I had read this book earlier in my life and career. Oh well! Shame off me.
economicmeltdown.jpgPatrick Morley, best-selling author of Man in the Mirror and CEO of the organization that bears that name (website), is no stranger to economic meltdowns.  As a former Florida real estate developer he spent years fighting off a multimillion dollar bankruptcy after the Tax Reform Act of 1986.  Pat's new book, How to Survive the Economic Meltdown features 35 hard earned spiritual, practical and financial survival strategies based on lessons learned during his own personal financial crisis.  It's a quick read book, packed with timeless strategies to help you withstand the heat.  For more information on how to get the book in hardcopy, in bulk, or as a free PDF download, visit http://survivethemeltdown.org/. Also, check out the BoldMan Chronicles interview with Patrick Morley.

Refuse to Choose - Barbara Sher

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Best-selling author and career counselor, Barbara Sher's latest book, Refuse to Choose, is a must-read for those of us, she refers to as "Scanners."  Unlike, their subject-matter expert counterparts, Scanners possess a multiplicity of interests, and often find their interests taking them in many different directions. In a world that prizes specialists, a Scanner may feel out-of-place, unfocused, and anxious to figure out what they want to be when they "grow up."  Sher's book, written from a secular perspective, provides a number of helpful frameworks and creative ideas to help a "Scanner" pursue their interests in a constructive and more fulfilling way.  Read the What the Nectar are you Doing? post.

"Even If" CD from Tim Lemmens

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Thumbnail image for evenif.jpgRecording artist and BoldPath worship leader, Tim Lemmens, has announced the availability of latest CD, Even If.  Inspired by Daniel 3:16-18, the title track reminds us to stay fixed on God even if it seems that He's not answering prayers our way.  "God has used this message to deeply sift me and stir my heart, and I am hoping He will use this music to do the same in other's lives as well," says Tim.  Even If is a composition of twelve "alternative" classified cuts, including the whimsical Fences, a familiar track to attendees of the 24 Hours to IMPACT Men's Conferences.  Read Tim's Even If devotional post and order his latest CD from his website.


Somebody's Daughter DVD

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Over $97 billion dollars are spent each year worldwide on pornographic material. Never has pornography been so accessible to so many. There are over 4.2 million websites delivering pornographic material, accounting for 12% of total sites on the Internet.

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The statistics are staggering. The consequences to souls of men, their marriages, families and careers are incalculable. Burdened by this devastation and the battle we all face for purity, Dove Award winning songwriter and producer, Steve Siler, has now added a vividly gripping DVD to his highly acclaimed Somebody's Daughter CD. Testimonies of those who have walked through the devastation in their own lives are artfully buttressed with four powerful music videos that will stir your soul and leave a lump in your throat. Put this DVD in the hands of every man you care about and are fighting for. It will strengthen their resolve, and yours.

Preview and order the DVD and companion CD at www.somebodysdaughter.org. Read about the inspiration behind the Somebody's Daughter project in the BoldMan Chronicles interview with Steve Siler.

The Call - Os Guinness

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"The trouble is that, as modern people," writes Os Guinness in The Call, "we have too much to live with and too little to live for."  And so, this modern-day classic establishes one of the most thoughtful expositions of what it means to be a called person.  The Call reminds us that there is more to calling than just occupation.  It is tied inextricably to our Creator -- there is no calling without a Caller.  The Call will inspire you to think more deeply, more richly about the great work of Christ that He desires to accomplish through you, regardless of your occupation.  You'll be hard-pressed to find another book packed with as many page-after-page insights on life purpose as The Call.  

Read the BoldMan Chronicles interview with Os Guinness.

The Dream Giver - Bruce Wilkinson

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DreamGiver.jpgHere's an adventure book that you'll want to read. Bruce Wilkinson, author of the best-selling book The Prayer of Jabez, has written a modern classic in the style of A Pilgrim's Progress. Opening with the story of a boy named Ordinary, The Dream Giver begins with the story of a boy named Ordinary who lives in the land of Familiar and soon discovers that the Dream Giver has put a dream in his heart he can't ignore.  Setting off to follow the Dream Giver's promptings he encounters  the same obstacles that keeps the rest of us living in the land of Familiar.

As a timeless story, the first half of this book is suitable for reading to the whole family.  Your kids will enjoy following Ordinary's adventures depicted in the first half of this book.  You'll enjoy reading the remaining chapters on how to apply Biblical principles of God's guidance to your own journey.

Bible Reading Programs

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bible.jpgThe most important book you can read this year is the Bible. If you do not currently have a regular Bible reading program, consider downloading a reading plan from one of these sources:

Back to the Bible: five different guides to fit your schedule

BiblePlan.org: read the Bible online or have daily emails sent to you.

Zondervan: a variety of plans for different stages of your spiritual journey.

Surprise Me: A 30 Day Faith Experiment - Terry Esau

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surpriseme.jpgIn his book Surprise Me, Terry Esau, begins a faith experiment of reciting the short prayer, "Surprise me, God," each day for 30 days. By approaching his day with God with this prayer, Terry has put aside his agenda for the day in anticipation of what is about to happen next. Surprise Me invites you to approach your spiritual life with openness and an eye for the unexpected to discover God working in the everyday moments in your life, from the spectacular to the mundane. Through his own journey with the "Surprise Me" faith experiment, Terry illustrates how the good and bad surprises of life draw you into a deeper relationship with God.

Holy Ambition - Chip Ingram

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holyambition.GIF"If the idea of walking with Jesus doesn't make you uncomfortable, you haven't thought seriously enough about His presence in your life," writes Chip Ingram.  His book, Holy Ambition, will help you think seriously about your walk with Christ.  Drawing upon the life of Nehemiah, Ingram reveals the six conditions for developing a holy ambition.

Why Men Hate Going to Church - David Murrow

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WMHGTC.gifDavid Murrow observes that in many churches men are viewed as an attractive accessory; nice, but not necessary to fulfill its mission. Churches are often geared towards meeting the needs of women, while ignoring the needs of men. In Why Men Hate Going To Church, Murrow argues for a new paradigm to call the church back to men.  If it wants to attract men, the church must speak a language that men understand. His book, which has received broad national attention from both the secular and religious press, provides several chapters of suggestions to help church leaders restore a masculine spirit in their church.

Finding Your Greater Yes! - Dan Erickson

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yourgreateryes.gifWhy settle for normal when you can discover God's 'greater yes' for your life?  Dr. Dan Erickson, in his book Finding Your Greater Yes!, will guide you into new ways of thinking about what God might want to do in you and through you.  He will challenge you to exchange your lesser yeses, those times when you let our circumstances determine our destiny, to God's greater yes for your life.

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