The Philadelphia Eagles football team players are enjoying a well-deserved rest following their monumental Super Bowl win. But behind the scenes, Joshua Cooley is busy at work on the draft. I’m not talking NFL draft; I am referring to the final draft of his new book The Biggest Win, scheduled to be released July 30th by New Growth Press. Based on the faith and spiritual disciplines of six players from the world champion Philadelphia Eagles, The Biggest Win is designed to help athletes of all … [Read more...]
Humility, A Lesson I Learned From My Dad
My father had the greatest influence on my desire to live a humble life. I say desire because I all too frequently fall short of that noble goal. I’ll never forget that day when I observed my Dad confessing his fault to my mom shortly after a conflict with her. His initiative affected me as it seemed my mom, in that incident, was more at fault than he was. Dad pulled me aside afterward to explain his actions. “Marty,” he said, “Somebody has to humble himself.” There have been several times … [Read more...]
Beware of Dragon Seed
New Growth Press releases my new book Dragon Seed in less than a month, on June 19th. Dragon Seed is a novel I wrote for teens to alert them to the dangers of pride. I’ve always wanted to tell the allegorical story of the Dragon from the book of Revelation but couldn’t figure out how to get started. Then one morning in the fall of 2015, the idea for Dragon Seed hit me. Prideful temptations, like seeds of wickedness, look to find fertile soil in our fallen hearts. I envisioned a heart shaped seed … [Read more...]
Help Me Teach the Bible
This post was originally featured on Nancy Guthrie's Help Me Teach the Bible podcast. In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible I talk to Marty Machowski, family life pastor at Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. Machowski is author of Old Story New, Long Story Short, The Gospel Story for Kids Children's Ministry Curriculum, and The Ology: Ancient Truths, Ever New. In this episode, Machowski works through each genre of the Bible, demonstrating how to put Christ at the … [Read more...]
Parenting Reinforcements
Does your child struggle in an area of character like slothfulness? Could you use a little help addressing them about their weakness? Sometimes our kids welcome the advice of a total stranger in the same areas they've been ignoring parental council. While we would love for them to hear from mom and dad, it is more important that they get the truth they need. I wrote Wise Up, in part, to provide an objective outside voice for parents. Each chapter of Wise Up speaks to an area in which we … [Read more...]
A Love Story Worth Sharing
It is a resounding joy for a Christian father to give away his daughter in marriage when the hands to which he passes hers belong to a man of God. I experienced that delight about a week ago when I gave my Emma to Destin Mahalik, her groom, and resolute believer in Christ. I can still remember the day Emma pulled my wife Lois and me aside to seek our counsel. "I feel like God wants me to pray for Destin Mahalik," she said, "because he is going to be my husband. What is up with that?" Destin … [Read more...]