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Michael Griego is an active Silicon Valley businessman, consultant, author and speaker. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees from Occidental College and Stanford University. For the past 25 years he has also studied the Scriptures and taught and developed Bible study coursework for churches, seminars and home groups. He resides in northern California with his wife of 45 years. He has 3 married children and 10 grandchildren.
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Thank You, Dad
Happy Father’s Day to all dads who mean well and do the best they know how. May God be patient with us all, just like He was with my father. ◊ My father died 31 years ago at the age… Read More ›
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“As the Father Goes…”
A father’s impact is significant on any child and family. He may be present or absent, positive or negative, God-fearing or not. Either way, his impact is profound. ♦ June is a good month for Fathers. Summer time, vacations, barbecues…. Read More ›
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Who Do You Follow?
We make choices reflecting our values in whom and what causes we follow. How committed are you to whom or what you follow? Is it truly worthy of your devotion and attention? In the social media realm we all “follow”… Read More ›
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Putting It All Together
How does one really apply these prayer ideas into something sustainable and real? In this final installment of The Prayer Series, I model a practical approach to prayer anyone can use. ◊ So after the previous series on practical prayer,… Read More ›
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A Prayer for Each Day
Everybody prays. Certainly in different ways, habit and form. What matters is the devotion of the heart, mind, soul, and will. What I’m suggesting here may change your life. It changed mine. ◊ Several years ago, I was talking to… Read More ›
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A Mother’s Day Reminisce
It’s been almost a decade since my mother died. Upon reflection this Mother’s Day weekend, how wondrous is the impact of a mother’s loving, encouraging, and devoted touch on a son? ◊ She grew up in Los Angeles and lived… Read More ›
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A Prayer for Your Children
Consider the impact of calling upon the real power of all things to be directed upon your precious little ones. This just might change how you pray going forward. ◊ In last week’s post, A Prayer for Your Family, a… Read More ›
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A Prayer for Your Family
Here is a simple framework that will help direct specific prayers for you and your family and quite possibly redirect your personal prayer life. It does come with a very important caveat. ♦ I was with a group of men this week… Read More ›
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Easter and Popular Jesus
There’s a spiritual shift underway – led by younger people in the US. Yes, Jesus is growing in popularity quite a bit this Easter. Truth, like cream, has a way of rising to the top eventually. ◊ There is some fresh… Read More ›
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RUTH 4 – An Obedient Resolution
God’s plans are not thwarted. The Bible reveals a long-term play of God’s plans for this world and mankind. A key theme is obedience. We get a further glimpse of this as this 4 chapter BOOK of RUTH closes out. ♦… Read More ›
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RUTH 3 – A Big Decision
Marriage in God’s eyes is a big deal. God created this human institution with a purpose and to plan. The strange events in Chapter 3 of the BOOK of RUTH give us but a glimpse of the seriousness of the… Read More ›
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RUTH 2 – A New Opportunity
The story of Ruth continues with the kindness of wealthy man demonstrating compassion for what he sees before him. He is but a man in the hand of a loving God who has a plan well beyond what anyone can… Read More ›
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