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February 2014

February 21, 2014

The Raging Bull

Once upon a time there was a man who had been raised in an alcoholic...

January 2014

January 24, 2014

Contract for Men

With all the media coverage of men behaving badly (from Richard Sherman to Justin Bieber),...

December 2013

December 25, 2013

I’m coming to Australia – book me!

I’ll be traveling to Australia March 10-26, 2014 and I’m looking for opportunities to speak...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

We’re all running tough mudders … you’ve got what it takes

Every one of us has got some kind of ‘tough mudder’ in our lives. Some...

November 13, 2013

Why Churches Make so few Disciples

So why doesn’t Pastor Wally re-arrange his schedule so he can spend more time discipling...

October 2013

October 23, 2013

Gospel or gimmick?

There’s something in our hearts that causes us to suspect anything in church that delights...

October 09, 2013

What college men really need from the church

Maybe young guys are leaving Christianity because they are longing for a kind of discipleship...

October 02, 2013

Dad’s noble reason for skipping church

Fathers often choose youth sports over church for a reason most Christians would applaud –...

September 2013

September 04, 2013

Using cinema to open men’s hearts

Film is the new campfire. It’s the shared culture of young men. And it’s still...

August 2013

August 14, 2013

What church will be like in 50 years (part 2 of 2)

These changes may sound horrifying to you, but in 50 years they will be the...

August 12, 2013

Are You TOO Nice?

Years ago I worked alongside a difficult co-worker. This young man seldom had anything...

August 07, 2013

What church will be like in 50 years (part 1 of 2)

In the same way WalMart took over the mom-and-pop store, a handful of megachurches will...

July 2013

July 24, 2013

Is father love welcome in the church?

Father love is like a vaccination: it causes momentary pain, but promotes long-term health. We...

July 05, 2013

Boundaries Make Boys into Men

This past season, several high-profile college head football and basketball coaches have been vilified and...

July 03, 2013

Can a man love God but hate churchgoing?

More than half of the committed Christian men I talk to, when asked, will tell...

June 2013

June 12, 2013

Gangs fathering the fatherless

"A gang gives you something that nothing in the world or no amount of money...

April 2013

April 23, 2013

Inspiring a Vision in Boys

My good friend, Tony Rorie, is the founder of a program called Men of Honor...

April 10, 2013

Are sermons becoming obsolete?

The live lecture is disappearing. Only two institutions still regularly offer them: universities and churches.

March 2013

March 13, 2013

Help me reinvent men’s ministry

Almost every church that launches a men’s program meets with failure. There's clearly room for...