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Fathers: The Blessing and the Curse
Let Freedom Ring
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A Man's Quarter Life Crisis
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Avengers Endgame and the Longing for Greatness
Every man chases a greatness that eludes him. That chase can send him on an ambitious hunt for career success. It can drive him to amass power and influence. It can propel him to garner fame. But there is nothing inherently evil about our longing for greatness. It's how we go about it that sets our lives along healthy or destructive trajectories.
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The Beauty and Mystery of Prayer
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3 Gifts Men Need from Mentors
Every Monday night they gather on my back porch—a small group of young men. After some hot tea and snacks, the conversation begins. My good friend Dave and I lead them through a time of telling stories from their lives. The topic last Monday was a familiar one for me—mentors. But what came out of it was a surprise. Suddenly I saw the hunger for mentors delineated into three different gifts, gifts that touch the deep places in a man’s soul.
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The Real Jesus
As we say throughout 33 The Series, Jesus is our model for Authentic Manhood. I'd be willing to bet that many of us have never fully understood who Jesus really was when he walked this earth. There are so many outside forces that can distort our view of the real Jesus. Things like stained-glass portraits, the modern media, our parents, movies, and even our religious backgrounds can give us the wrong impression of who he really was.
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3 Reasons to Go Deep or Go Home
When I taught high school, one of the science teachers told me about a fascinating assignment he gave to his class one day. They went outside and sat down on assigned places on the lawn. Then he marked out for each of them a tiny square piece of ground and told them to watch and record what happened there over the entire class period. Of course, there was resistance and exclamations of dismay. To spend 45 minutes staring at a 6“ x 6” plot sounded more like punishment than an assignment. But... read more
Ancient Paths for Seeking God — Part 4
This is the last in a four-part series describing some tried and true ways Christians have drawn close to God through the centuries (Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3). For this fourth post, I want to look at a path that taps into our most powerful mental capacity, the imagination. Because of it, we are able to dream, create, and discover. It is the reason for great art, scientific discoveries, and entrepreneurial efforts. You would be hard-pressed to have any form of human endeavor without the... read more
