Author: Rich Gorecki

The Friend Who Never Left

Recently, I received two magazines unexpectedly in the mail at my home. The first was Wine Enthusiast. Strange, I thought, since I’m not a fine wine drinker. The other was Esquire. OK, I am a man, so that one makes sense. I had not subscribed to either but do love the feel of ink on paper as a former “print guy” whose career was in printing and publishing. I quickly realized, I was on a mail list rented by the publisher of these magazines. Days later, I also received an email from the publisher with some archived articles to entice me to subscribe. Due to a huge decline of advertising revenue the last several years, many publishers are trying regain paid subscriptions just to survive.  But I digress. My real point is this: Men need their best friends for the tough times.  The email linked to an Esquire article that’s very relevant

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MANual Lessons: The Book of Romans

My year-long journey through The MANual, an NIV Bible for Men, continues with the book of Romans, the sixth book in the New Testament, which follows the Acts of the Apostles. You will recall in my post on the MANual Lessons: The Acts of The Apostles, Paul was originally named Saul as a persecutor of believers in “The Way” of Jesus. After his encounter with the risen Jesus on the Road to Damascus, Paul goes on to lead three missionary journeys throughout the regions around the Mediterranean Sea. Paul writes thirteen letters –or what some call “epistles” (from the Greek word epistole meaning “letter” or “message”) to churches he visits, which make up the majority of the rest of the New Testament.  About Romans Appropriately titled Romans, the sixteen chapters are directed to the new Christians in Rome. Written in approximately 57 A.D., Romans is the longest and doctrinally most

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My Presentation to NCMM

Last week, I was honored to present “A Formula for Turning Good Friends into GodBuddies” to the National Coalition of Ministries to Men (NCMM) during their biweekly national conference call.  NCMM brings together more than 200 organizations and independent ministers throughout the country who encourage men and boys in their faith. You can access the recording, based on my new book, Get Out of Your Man Cave: The Crisis of Male Friendship, by clicking on the Zoom link and using passcode below.   “A Formula for Turning Good Friends into GodBuddies” https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/j34dew-MPiwBrB9YoTra4pYKC0iXgNTzdyMjvtyeab_d8ik9zwZt5CEl3Fhq11gp.DOgB-eRU0EuZgFhb Passcode: x!5oD1@3 If you’re interested in finding out more about making and keeping deeper, more authentic friendships, you can purchase a copy of my book on Amazon at the links below.  Afterward, feel free to post a review since it goes a long way to raising the visibility of the book. Buy the eBook Buy the Paperback Thank you… I appreciate your

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The Friend Who Never Left

Recently, I received two magazines unexpectedly in the mail at my home. The first was Wine Enthusiast. Strange, I thought, since I’m not a fine

Read More »

My Presentation to NCMM

Last week, I was honored to present “A Formula for Turning Good Friends into GodBuddies” to the National Coalition of Ministries to Men (NCMM) during their

Read More »