Category: Wisdom for Men

This week’s weekend wisdom comes from Wire for Men, a twice-weekly devotional to help men to connect with God, to choose God, right in the middle of their busyness. As you will read, Justin Camp, who started Gather Ministries uses the story of David and Jonathan who had a friendship bond that many guys would like and need.  I wrote previously about their friendship in my series on GBs in the Bible (that’s GodBuddies for those who are new to my blog).  Check out Justin’s devotional below by clicking on the picture below.    Brother, Do you long for a friend who’ll stick closer than a brother? Someone who’ll stand with you all the way to the end? When I think of those kinds of friendships, David and Jonathan from the Bible come to mind. Those guys had a bond like few others. They were willing to help each other in their darkest moments. Give

Submission is a word that’s not very popular these days as the classic bumper sticker states: “Question Authority.”. Submission is also unpopular, especially when Bible verses like Ephesians 5:22: “Wives submit to your husbands as unto the Lord.” give the mistaken impression that Scripture teaches that only women should submit. In reality, the message of submission is often ignored by men but is just as important since the Bible is clear everybody submits to somebody. I’d like you to put aside any preconceived notions and read this post, Men, Are You Submissive? because submission is not a female virtue; it’s a Christian virtue. The post provides a provocative – yet real view of the type of submission that we all need to understand. It also includes some great diagnostic questions for men, like do we submit to our employer,  church leaders, elders, and governing authorities.  But I’d add one more area: Do you submit to your wife? The

Do you pretend to be someone you are not? One of my heroes in the men’s ministry space is John Eldredge, author of the book Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul. In his best-selling book, Eldredge dives deep into the issues that impact how men kive for God. In this video from his current small group teaching series, Eldredge gets to the core question of the masculine soul: “Do I have what it takes?” Other variations of the same questions are “Can I come through?” and “Can I handle whatever life throws at me?” These all mean the same thing: I am afraid of not living up to what people expect of me. As you will hear in the video, Eldredge uses this verse from Genesis about Adam’s encounter with God in the Garden of Eden: He (Adam) answered, “I heard you in the garden, and