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What Does It Mean To Be A Godly Man?

A question I am often asked by other men is, “What does it mean to be a godly man?” Is it just about reading and knowing the Bible? Or, is it just about character? Here is a quick outline:

Parenting Teens with Social Media

Family, Parenting

How about those Amish? Am I right? There is no argument that social media influences people, therefore, how do parents and children interact with social media from a godly perspective? It would be easy to fall on the extremes; social media will never enter my house or be completely consumed with social media but I think God’s Word provides an answer that is a little more complicated.

Practical Steps with Grief

Culture

Most of all, I have found rekindling our relationship with the Lord in the midst of grief can be the most difficult. When we experience emotional pain or loss it often touches us in the deepest part of our soul, which is many times set apart only for the Lord. Before grief there is this deep part of our soul where only the Lord had ventured but in grief there is a pain that breaks into our soul, so that we might find it difficult to distinguish between grief and the Lord. It’s okay. We don’t have to rush back to that place but we do want to build a process of restoring those parts of our faith. It may take time, but if we take intentional steps, we can definitely get there.

Conversations Around Homelessness

Culture, The Church

Are we going to see overnight transformation in those moments? Maybe not but Jesus’ life, death and resurrection turned our eviction from heaven upside down. Let’s do the same for others today.

What About Masturbation?

Culture

Masturbation can be difficult to discuss, but it’s important to ground yourself in spiritual truth when it comes to the matter.

Who Am I to speak Into Someone’s Life?

Culture, Leadership

We tend to give excuses by focusing on ourselves, our resources, our abilities, our wisdom, our gifts but God’s response is to look at His calling, His power, His resources, His wisdom and invites us to trust in Him.This doesn’t mean we need to walk up to strangers and tell them what to do but God has called us to speak into the lives of others who are in Christ. We are called by God to prayerfully consider, “Who needs to be encouraged, who needs to be challenged, who needs to be acknowledged, who needs to be served, who needs to be prayed for” and we get this opportunity every time we come together on Sunday morning for worship.