Author: Rich Gorecki

A Peek Inside My GodBuddies Book

August 27, 2021 2 Comments

Here’s a sneak peek to the main contents in the list below of the chapter headings. Each chapter includes Questions for Personal Reflection. I’ve also included some tools in the back of the book to help you assess your current friendships and identify potential GodBuddies. Included are some Group Study questions at the back of the book for your small group discussions as well. Introduction 1. What Exactly is a GodBuddy Friendship? 2. The Life-Stages of Friendships 3. My Work-Life “UN-balance” Story 4. How We Lost Our Friends 5. How Many Friends Can You Really Have? 6. The Biggest Challenges Men Face 7. Making the Case for GodBuddies 8. Traits of a GodBuddy Relationship 9. GodBuddy Principles 10. Let’s Get Practical 11. Proceed with Caution: Opposite Gender Friendship 12. Final Encouragement Appendices – Relationship Self-Assessment – Friendship Survey – Confidentiality Agreement between Friends – Creating a Life Plan – Group Study Questions

MANual Lessons from the Gospel of Luke

August 23, 2021 No Comments

My year-long journey through The MANual, my NIV Bible for Men, brings us to the third book of the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke is considered another of the Synoptic Gospels since it contains similar stories about the origins, birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. However, its author goes well beyond the Gospels by along with Matthew and Mark to provide the most comprehensive details about the ministry of Jesus and the importance of understanding the way of salvation. About The Author Factually, this Gospel is anonymous since the author’s name does not appear in the book. There is unmistakable evidence though pointing to Luke, the Evangelist, as the author. Luke lived in the city of Antioch in Ancient Syria. A Gentile by birth, Luke became well-educated in Greek culture. He was a peacemaker and a friend of the poor and so-called outcasts from different races

My GodBuddies Book is Ready!

August 20, 2021 No Comments

A New Book about Better Friendships. I’m thrilled to announce that my new book, Get Out of Your Man Cave: The Crisis of Male Friendship and How to Turn Good Friends into GodBuddies is now complete and ready for purchase! The book explains why men today need better friendships. Written as part guidebook, part memoir, and part confession, I write about my own issues with work-life balance that led to joining a men’s group at my local church and developing a concept I call GodBuddies. The book explains why men tend to lose their friends as they move through adulthood and includes some practical steps and tools to develop closer, more authentic relationships that help men become better men. The need for closer friendships is especially timely with the increase in loneliness and isolation due to the pandemic and all the confusion about what it means to be a man