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
Godly Friendship ~ pt. 1
We had a great Men’s Event a couple of weeks ago – Every Man Needs a Wingman. I was grateful that several men from our church prioritized the meeting, and I think it was a good evening. In our conversation about friendship, I listed out 5 benefits of friendship. Since all of the men from … Continue reading Godly Friendship ~ pt. 1
Praying
“If I try to pray for people or events without having the word in front of me guiding my prayers, then several negative things happen. One is that I tend to be very repetitive. . . . I just pray the same things all the time. Another negative thing is that my mind tends to wander.” – Donald Whitney … Continue reading Praying
Bible Memory
I grew up attending a church that used the AWANA children’s ministry. I was in the first Cubbie class (3 to 5 yr olds) at my church and continued in the program all the way through the 7th grade, earning just about every award along the way. The patches, ribbons, and trophies I earned then … Continue reading Bible Memory
