Category: Basic Training

The problems and challenges that men face today are not new but have been around since the beginning of humanity when Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden.   In this next series of posts, I’m writing about what I believe are the biggest challenges for most men today.  I’ll also include some guidance about how your God Buddies can help you overcome those challenges.  But first, let me set the table with this post. Many Challenges: One Root Cause If you ask the average man what he considers to be his biggest challenges, you’re likely to hear a multitude of issues such as financial struggles, job stress, marriage & raising children, time management, anger, lack of confidence, etc.  The list could go on and on but I believe all of these challenges fall into three basic categories: Reordering Priorities Managing Work-Life Balance Resisting Temptations And all are

In my last post, Being Good at Being a Man or Just Being a Good Man, I included a quote: “There is a difference between being a good man and being good at being a man.” The quote comes from Jack Donovan’s book, The Way of Men which suggests that reducing masculinity to a handful of tactical virtues is only about just being good at being a man but that our moral virtues, concern about justice, and acts of humility, charity, faith, righteousness, honesty, and temperance are about being a good man.  Now, I’d like to make the case that you can become a good and godly man. Differences Between a Good Man and Being Good at Being a Man In the aforementioned post, author Tom Matlack stated that the increasing expectations and challenges of men leave us asking “Who am I and what’s important?” Matlack also suggested men are confused

Throughout my reading of books and articles for content on my God Buddies blog, there is a quote from Jack Donovan that keeps popping up:  Read it again. Read it slowly this time to really get both parts of the quote. “There is a difference between being a good man and being good at being a man.” The Way of Good Men This quote comes from the introduction of Donovan’s book, The Way of Men and encapsulates two of his arguments:  That guys admire men who are good at being a man more than they admire those who are just being a good man.  When it comes to defining what it means to be a man, the only opinions that matter are those of other men. Now, don’t underestimate our female counterparts on that second point though. Women will see through any “B.S” that determines if a guy is a