Category: Wisdom for Men

Submission is a word that’s not very popular these days as the classic bumper sticker states: “Question Authority.”. Submission is also unpopular, especially when Bible verses like Ephesians 5:22: “Wives submit to your husbands as unto the Lord.” give the mistaken impression that Scripture teaches that only women should submit. In reality, the message of submission is often ignored by men but is just as important since the Bible is clear everybody submits to somebody. I’d like you to put aside any preconceived notions and read this post, Men, Are You Submissive? because submission is not a female virtue; it’s a Christian virtue. The post provides a provocative – yet real view of the type of submission that we all need to understand. It also includes some great diagnostic questions for men, like do we submit to our employer,  church leaders, elders, and governing authorities.  But I’d add one more area: Do you submit to your wife? The

Do you pretend to be someone you are not? One of my heroes in the men’s ministry space is John Eldredge, author of the book Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul. In his best-selling book, Eldredge dives deep into the issues that impact how men kive for God. In this video from his current small group teaching series, Eldredge gets to the core question of the masculine soul: “Do I have what it takes?” Other variations of the same questions are “Can I come through?” and “Can I handle whatever life throws at me?” These all mean the same thing: I am afraid of not living up to what people expect of me. As you will hear in the video, Eldredge uses this verse from Genesis about Adam’s encounter with God in the Garden of Eden: He (Adam) answered, “I heard you in the garden, and

I’m a huge fan of Kent Evans, the founder of Manhood Journey, who recently wrote this great post about fatherhood that I want to share with you. I met Kent on my last business trip pre-COVID time and really admire his enthusiasm for helping men –and especially fathers, become better.  Kent’s recent post makes 4 points that also apply to us dads: God the Father is slow to anger God fulfills His promise God answers the call God leads His people Simply put, good fathers follow God, the Father and apply these traits to their parenting. Do you? That said, you should read the entire post by clicking on the photo below. I admire Kent so much that I also asked him to write the Foreword for my recent book, Get Out of Your Man Cave: The Crisis of Male Friendship. Get your copy on Amazon at the links below.