It’s been a few weeks since I posted on this blog due to my trip to India. As I get back into the swing of things, I wanted to share a brief, yet inspiring story from Church History. It’s about a man named Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556). Cranmer was at one time the Archbishop of Canterbury … Continue reading Learning from Church History: Thomas Cranmer
Just Say No
Do you remember Nancy Reagan’s war against drugs? “Just Say No!” was the advised response for when offered drugs. Between her campaign and the fire department’s “Stop, Drop, and Roll", I fully expected to be daily offered drugs while spontaneously combusting. I was recently talking with a good friend and mentor. He is about 16 … Continue reading Just Say No
Christian Man Academy
One of the purposes of this blog is to point you to content that could be beneficial to you as a Christian man. One such resource is called Christian Man Academy by David Murray. I encourage you to check it out. I first became aware of David Murray through a book he wrote called Reset. … Continue reading Christian Man Academy
Godly Friendship – pt.5
This is the final post in a five-part series on friendship. Over the past month or so, we have discussed the benefits of godly friendship. In this final post in this series, I want to share the perfect place for discovering and developing godly friendship: your local church. Despite the terminology utilized by social media, … Continue reading Godly Friendship – pt.5
Godly Friendship ~ pt.4
This is part four of a five-part blog series on Friendship. I mentioned two benefits of friendship in last week's post: We accomplish more, and we become wiser. Here are two more benefits of friendships: 1. We become more like Christ. Jesus makes an astonishing statement in John 15. When talking to his disciples, he … Continue reading Godly Friendship ~ pt.4
Godly Friendship – pt. 3
This post is part three of a five-part series on friendship. I wrote earlier about friendship being part of God’s design. You could even say it is part of our DNA. I also mentioned in a previous post a benefit of friendship – that it halves our sorrows and doubles our joys. Here are two … Continue reading Godly Friendship – pt. 3
Godly Friendship – pt. 2
(This is part two of a series on friendship. The content was initially presented at the Everyman Needs a Wingman event at MBC on May 29, 2019). Men need to embrace the fact that we are created for friendships. If we are to fulfill our design and purpose, we have to make room for friends. … Continue reading Godly Friendship – pt. 2
