I'm Throwing Shade...

Forces are at work both for us and against us. It’s time we wake up, see, hear, and engage in training, and enter the Larger Story to reclaim our hearts and our true voice then our noble roles as men. In order to be uncompromising men, we must journey with God and explore what is noble and good within us—and what is not.

Also, you pastors and leaders of men who read this newsletter take note... Generational change will not come through your next VBS. Your women's ministry will not be the birthplace of the next great revival. Your pulpit ministry is not the end all be all. Lasting, impactful change happens when you lead the men of your church [and community] into Go

together, many trees create an ecosystem that moderates extremes of heat and cold, stores a great deal of water, and generates a great deal of humidity. And in this protected environment, trees can live to be very old. To get to this point, the community must remain intact no matter what. If every tree were looking out only for itself, then quite a

All our lives we should adopt that approach – of adding to our store of knowledge of how to live wisely, fully, passionately, and then to pass on that store to our children.

To recover from boyhood wounds and journey into becoming a true man is a transition that is as significant as stepping from the part of a naïve civilian into the role of a skilled Warrior, trained and true. The first courageous step a man must take is to head back to what shaped him in his youth. The boyhood years, from birth to about age fourteen,

The Father invites a man, his image-bearer, to partner with him, walk with him, trust him, depend on him, and align with him for more. First on the agenda is redeeming the man’s past, which is also where the early days of training begin.