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January 2020

January 20, 2020

Why Evangelical Men Prefer Trump over Pence

Why do Evangelical men cling so tightly to a morally challenged man like Trump, when...

July 2019

July 29, 2019

New Members’ Class: Tell Men the Truth

We need to tell men the truth about church membership. The good, the bad and...

July 15, 2019

Are Evangelicals Just as Messed Up as Non-Believers?

Those who actually practice their faith have much healthier personal lives than those who simply...

February 2019

February 28, 2019

Conservative Methodists Gracious in Victory

Conservatives are demonstrating the grace of Jesus to those with whom they disagree.

February 11, 2019

Living in an age of Morality without Mercy

When Christians see the Twitter mob meting out swift justice for long-ago infractions, we shake...

November 2018

November 17, 2018

Jesus Called Out Sinners. Should We?

Is it unChristlike to publicly shame the unrepentant?

October 2018

October 29, 2018

I worship in a television studio

The worship spaces we build today are dark, cavernous rooms designed to capture sound and...

April 2016

April 12, 2016

How to love your church again (in 15 minutes)

Are you sick of going to church? Bored? Burned out? Angry? Irritated? You're not alone.

March 2016

March 30, 2016

Every man has a masculinity bank

The need to be manly is universal and buried deep – the product of a...

March 24, 2016

All crazy, all the time

What do Donald Trump and the prosperity gospel preachers have in common?

December 2015

December 14, 2015

How the sexual purity movement drives young men from church

Guys want frank, biblical teaching when it comes to sex and relationships. They don't want...

December 08, 2015

How we screen young men out of church

Children of every kind come into the church. They are screened through children’s ministry and...

December 02, 2015

Must Christians disregard their personal security?

Does suspicion reveal a lack of faith? If we really trusted Jesus, wouldn’t we open...

November 2015

November 11, 2015

Ten takeaways from Reload ’15 conference

Reload is the world’s largest gathering of men’s ministry leaders. Here are ten cool things...

July 2015

July 14, 2015

Why informality is suddenly OK

I am curious as to why our world became so informal so fast. Why, even...

July 03, 2015

Why gay is suddenly OK

Why have most civilizations been hostile toward homosexuality? Why does the Bible call it “an...

June 2015

June 18, 2015

Black church triples in size by focusing on men

In the past five years the church has exploded. Instead of five reliable men, Kirkland...

June 12, 2015

Why young Christian men choose radical Islam

There’s been much hand-wringing over ISIS’s success in recruiting young men from the West to...

April 2015

April 07, 2015

How to get religion out of politics

There are only three ways to truly insulate the government from religious influence, short of...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

Before he was nailed he was screwed

Even before the nails pierced Jesus’ hands and feet, Christ faced a cascade of betrayals....

February 2015

February 19, 2015

Pastors, you should mention ISIS this Sunday

You have an opportunity to use this tragic tale to stir the hearts of your...

December 2014

December 16, 2014

Archery-based church targets men

What happens when you put an archery range inside an abandoned grocery store and call...

December 03, 2014

Secularists doing the crazy stuff Christians used to do

Christians used to do some pretty crazy stuff. But in the past few years I’ve...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

Thanksgiving vs. the outrage machine

The media is becoming one giant, seething outrage machine. It’s making it harder for us...

September 2014

September 04, 2014

Men, church and the NFL’s “Fail Mary” moment

The replacement refs infuriated men with their inconsistent play calling. The same dynamic sours men...

August 2014

August 19, 2014

Between Boredom and Blood

Christians live in the tension between these two poles. We long for the freedom and...

August 14, 2014

Mark Driscoll’s true god to be revealed

Mark Driscoll has a wonderful opportunity to step away from his high-profile life and complete...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

I’ve finally found the perfect church

After years of searching I've finally found the perfect church. Let me tell you about...

July 22, 2014

Confusing Worship with Fellowship

Megachurches attract a higher percentage of men. One of the reasons is that they’ve divided...

July 16, 2014

What’s the #1 thing men hate?

Go ahead. Type “why men hate” into any popular search engine. The first result on...