Author: Rich Gorecki

MANual Lessons: The Acts of The Apostles

September 6, 2021 No Comments

My year-long journey through The MANual, my NIV Bible for Men, brings us to the book of Acts, which is an accurate historical account of the birth and growth of the early church. Acts present a strong case for the validity of Christ’s claims and promises. It is a theological book with lessons and living examples of the work of the Holy Spirit, church relationships and organization, the implications of grace, and the law of love. About Acts Also known as The Acts of The Apostles, this book was written by Luke (a Gentile physician) as a sequel to his Gospel, about 63 A.D.; just a few years after his Gospel. Like his Gospel, Luke also addresses Acts to Theophilus, which means “(be)loved by God” or “One Who Loves God” in the Greek language. In 28 chapters, Luke tells the stories of men and women who spread the Good News

Thank You! (Get a Signed Copy)

September 3, 2021 No Comments

The first copies of new book have started to arrive! THANK YOU to those who have purchased a copy of Get Out of Your Man Cave: The Crisis of Male Friendship and How to Turn Good Friends into GodBuddies. I was excited and also humbled to sign my first ever copy for a friend this week and am happy to do so for anyone else. If you live in my area (western suburbs of Chicago), reach out to me and we can meet up. If you live elsewhere, I can send you a signed copy. Just QuickPay or Venmo me $14.99 and I will mail you a signed copy. After you read the book, please also post a review on Amazon. Reviews go a long way to raising the visibility so more people will read this important message about the need for deeper friendships. If you have done done so yet, you

MANual Lessons in the Gospel of John

August 30, 2021 No Comments

For my post on the Introduction to The Gospels, I used a photo of one green apple and three red apples as a metaphor for how the Gospel of John is different from the other Gospels. In this next post on lessons from The MANual, my NIV Bible for Men, I explain how the fourth Gospel is unlike the other three. A Different Gospel The Gospel of John is a different genre altogether in structure, content, and audience, but mostly in vocabulary from the Synoptic (similar) Gospels from Matthew, Mark, and Luke of my earlier posts. Structurally, John is different since the stories of Jesus’ ministry are not connected chronologically or by geography. In the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus goes to Jerusalem at the end of His life. John portrays most of Jesus’ early ministry occurring around Jerusalem and Judea. Also, the Temple cleansing takes place at the beginning of Jesus’