The qualifications for elders (pastors) and deacons listed here (below) and in 1 Timothy 3 are not just for the “professional” ministers! Some men may think or say that since they are not in, or striving to be in, a leadership position that these lists don’t apply to them. I believe that is a cop-out »
I have been having such a great Father’s Day week! My wife is going out of her way to do special things for me, my daughter has given me a card at least once a day this whole week (sometimes more), and my 3 year old son shows his affection by repeatedly trying to bloody »
I had a guy tell me a while back, in reference to leading his family, ‘There’s too much to remember’. As far as I can tell, the wife leads the family spiritually and does almost all of the child rearing. So what do you think he did about this situation? Nothing. »
It’s so easy to get caught up in the thinking that if I just raise my children to think this way or that, then they will “turn out okay”. Biblical manhood does have so much to do with the way we treat our wives and kids, especially how much time we spend with them, that »
For too long manhood has been defined by the wrong things. The world defines manhood as rugged, athletic, outdoorsman, hunting, fishing, sports, cars, etc… That’s where you get all these idiotic sayings and slogans like “real men wear black” or “Real men carry guns” or “Real men urinate off the porch”. But »