The Kind Of Men We Need
We need men driven to act, move, respond, serve, live, and love because they understand God’s love through Jesus Christ more and more each day. We need men who desperately want to know Jesus more each day. Men who wake up thirsting and craving to be with Him and learn from Him. Men who not…
What Will You Give Your Kids for Father’s Day?
One of the greatest gifts we can experience on the face of this earth is our children. And as dads, for many of us, Father’s Day weekend holds a significant opportunity. Approaching this through the lens of a broken world, broken relationships, divorce, and relational strain can be a challenging task. Yet regardless of our…
Becoming Friends
I feel like I’m a man who’s just beginning to learn how to be a friend, and I wonder if any other men feel the same. It’s not that I have never had friends, but I have gone through long seasons of life where I did not have many, or any, close friends. And that…
Perspective on ‘James’
Becoming Men Series As I read through the book of James, I began to see a conflict of two kingdoms emerging, and the agendas of each. The first kingdom is ruled by pride, favoritism, selfish ambition, jealousy, foolishness, lying, boasting and fighting. The second kingdom reigns and lives in humility, equality, gentleness, purity, peace, wisdom…
Where Do I Go?
Personal Reflections on Psalm 19 Where can I find soul revival in a world that often feels soul-crushing? Where can I find something I can really trust, when people feel untrustable? Where can I find heart joy when circumstances crush my spirit? Where can I find insight for living in a culture inundated with “how-to-do-life”…
On Growth
I often hear men say, “I want to be a better version of myself.” And I get it. But I also wonder if this could go further…If the aim could be greater? If I’m honest, the more I examine myself, the less I think that becoming a better version of myself is the ultimate goal.…
Becoming Men Who Give Honor
If I am honest, I have been thinking about how often I desire to gain honor. I have a natural drive to want to be respected and held high. But this week, as I was reading in 1 Peter, something struck me. Peter has instructions for husbands to live in an understanding way with their wives,…
Honoring My Wife: A Letter From A Husband
In asking several married men the question “What does it look like for you to give honor to your wife?”, I received this response and wanted to share it. “The first and most important way I try to honor my wife is by rightly honoring the Lord (Rom.14:8; 1 Cor. 10:31; Cor. 5:14-15). How I…
A Man’s Prayer
If I am honest with myself today… I want influence—but God wants to influence me. I want followers—but God wants me to follow Jesus. I want power—but God wants to use my weaknesses to reveal His strength. I want to build and control my own kingdom, —but God wants me to humbly serve in His.…
How Will You Spend The Rest Of Your Life?
I often look at what matters to me—influence, reputation, power, and legacy, for my own name—and want to spend my time chasing these things. But when I look at what matters to God—me becoming more like Jesus—I also want to pursue that. And, because I am a man and human—these two desires compete daily. I…
Becoming Men
This weekend I attended a men’s summit, where men from across our city came together to discuss what it looks like to be a man who follows Jesus and also what it means to “act like a man”. One thing I learned from the show-up is that men are definitely interested in this topic. For…
Perfectly Known
“…All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.” 1 Corinthians 13:12 Why should these words bring more peace, stability, encouragement, confidence, and hope to my soul than any other words I know? Because… I know there is nothing hidden. God…
Becoming Accountable Men
There’s a way that seems right to a man ‘Til he’s in over head, and he don’t understand All the plans he made, it only led him astray. — Josh Garrels, Morning Light An Invitation Men, we can gather together. We can sit around fires and talk openly about real things in our lives. But…
Becoming Blameless Men
“I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin.” –David, Psalms 18:23 I’ve wondered what this word really means and what David meant in what he said. David, blameless? He screwed up big time. I figured this word had to mean more than what I thought. If it means flawless perfection or sinlessness,…
A Mother’s Footprints
I know the influence a mother has on the lives of men– I see and hear of it often from other men, and I know of it from my own story. Our mothers shape parts of who we are, and who we are becoming. The evidence is strong: “A mother serves as a significant role…
What Is God’s Will For Me?
What is God’s will for me? This question often seems to baffle me, especially in the midst of life’s circumstances. I often feel lost looking for God’s will in the decisions I make and the circumstances I face. I wonder how many times I muddy up God’s will, when it is actually quite clear? 1…
5 Things Judges Hate
Redeeming Divorce Series I once met a man going through a divorce, who told me a story I am not going to forget. He was angry at his ex for something that she did, so he went to her home and poured boxes of nails behind the tires of her car. In addition to contempt…
Men’s Living: Our Attitude and Actions In Divorce
I’m going to jump straight in: divorce can reveal how selfish, self-centered, and prideful we men can be. It can bring out the worst in us. So why not look towards and pursue the best? Here, I want to appeal to all of you men going through divorce to look at the best in 3…
Becoming Needy Men
Brokeness. Pain. Despair. Loss.Trials. Tragedy. Failure. These are places men often realize we need something beyond ourselves to help us—to help ease pain, comfort us, encourage us, heal our wounds, rebuild our lives, etc. These are places we really become needy. On the surface, a needy man sounds weak and pitiful. But there is a…
Setting Up Residence In A Battle
How absurd does the title sound? Really—who would think about picking out a nice, comfortable spot to settle in when there is a war raging all around? Yet—I do it regularly. I look for comfort and ease. I drift toward what feels right. I forget to fight for what matters, or worse yet—I become apathetic,…
“You Matter. I Care.”
I wanted to explore ways that a home health organization can look far beyond just providing patient care, and look at opportunities to leave a lasting impact on lives and communities. If you are a healthcare provider or leader, I hope that my curiosity here will encourage and inspire you to think of ways to…
(Un)Hurrying Healthcare
There’s no slowdown to sickness. Healthcare provision often feels like a constant state of “busyness”. Appointments line up, and it’s not uncommon to feel hurried. But the costs to both patients and providers of “hurried-up healthcare” may be causing more damage than we realize. Barriers are real–our collective healthcare system can make it difficult to…
Becoming Men Who Grieve
Redeeming Divorce and Becoming Men Series “Happy is the man who finds wisdom and understanding in ashes; whose character is well-refined in the fires of life; who experiences his Creator when he has nowhere else to turn.” Divorce papers served. Death of a parent. A long-time job terminated. Losing a friend. A miscarriage. A stroke…
Who Am I?
Lord, who am I?A man, that You love so dearly?Who am I,that You would give me space and time? I am nothing without You.I have nothing apart from You. For You reached Your mighty hand from heavento tenderly hold my heart.You heard my criesand lifted my head. You—only You—placed my feet on solid ground,and strengthened…
Rooted
A few months ago, I traveled to Botany Bay in Edisto, South Carolina. It’s one of the most beautiful places that I’ve been to in the state, and described as a “boneyard” beach. Due to the rapid erosion of the island, the sand and soil around the remaining trees is eroding rapidly and the roots…
Where Do I Trust?
“But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” Mark 5:36 Words matter. The average human speaks between 13,000 and 16,000 words a day. And If you look at the uniquely recorded words of Jesus, we have roughly a day’s worth. But yet the weight of…
Becoming Confident Men
Who is the most confident person you know? To answer the question of “who is the most confident person I know”, I look to a short, bow-legged guy in shackles who wrote letters around 2,000 years ago. If Paul was podcasting or hosting workshops for men in 60 AD, his words would be bold: “Hey…
Prayer
What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? March 15, 2026 Lord, what are the things I need to work through? Will You help me? I want to be a healthy man.I want to be a good husband. I want to trust in You more.I think in many areas I am not fully…
Becoming Loyal and Kind Men
Right With God: Exploring Life, Relationships, Faith and Spirituality Through God’s Word. http://www.movingforwardcontent.com __________________________________ Do you want a satisfying life? I think most men I know would answer this question yes. We are so often looking for satisfaction, and living a life defined by it would be a dream. To understand how to live this…
A New Day
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1. Reading this one verse tells me enough. God is my Creator. There is no force or fear more powerful, more sovereign, or more absolute. He created everything and holds it all together by His power. Nothing can come against me that will be…
Moving Forward 