Tag Archive | Men
God made men to be courageous
Several weeks ago I had the opportunity to see the movie Courageous through a small, private showing. Let me just say that this movie is an excellent catalyst for men’s ministries all over, and particularly for churches struggling to get a men’s ministry started. Talking with a couple guys after church this morning about the [...]
Stop being AWOL: Let’s train to win
Back in the 1990s I was one of the legion of men who attended Promise Keepers events in large sporting stadiums. The smallest venue I attended was at the Oakland coliseum, where the A’s and Raiders play ball. Just two years earlier, in 1995, I’d rode with a group of guys from a small town [...]
Do we believe in anything anymore?
I came across the following statement on the website Rough Cut Men: The sad fact is that men in America’s churches today have hundreds of acquaintances and no real friends. We shake hands with many, yet know very few. No wonder we’re suffering so many ills today. Because men have been so beaten down and demoralized [...]
A prerequisite to men’s ministry: men
Years ago I came across a book by David Murrow titled: “Why Men Hate Going to Church.“ Until earlier this week when I had the chance to hear him on the podcast of Family Talk radio with James and Ryan Dobson I’d almost forgot that I had the book. Thanks to my friend Karen I [...]
Where are all the men?
Okay gentlemen… we’ve been to the mountaintop; we’ve heard the speeches; we’ve been challenged to assume the leadership role that God has called us to, so why haven’t things changed? Why is America getting worse, not better? For instance, why is the divorce rate in the church the same as it is outside the church? [...]
Male bashing and the false premises that lead to it
How do we defend fatherhood in a culture that seems to marginalize and alienate fathers (men in general) thru false premises and downright lies? It can’t be just me. I read online of men complaining that they’ve been marginalized in a society that — let’s face it folks — would not have advanced to the [...]
It’s not the divorce, but the rejection that hurts the deepest
A little more than two years ago I experienced a pain unlike any other pain I’ve ever felt. The symptoms had been there for years leading up to this moment in time when my world went momentarily black and my knees bucked under me. The next 30 minutes was, quite literally, the most physically painful [...]
