Sep
30
2009
Do Men Have Emotional Needs?
First off, let’s check out what King David wrote in Psalm 22:14 that his heart melted like wax in the most inner places of his body / soul.
Have you ever asked yourself, “What’s the harm in keeping my fears and my emotional needs to myself?” Well, it’s because that which you use to hide your [...]
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Sep
29
2009
Answering God’s First Question
God called to Adam and asked him, “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9) and here’s how the first man answered the first question that God had asked him: “I heard… I was afraid… I was naked… I hid.” (Genesis 3:10).
Most men don’t like open confrontation. I have known some physically big and powerful men who were [...]
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Sep
21
2009
Did That Just Happen?
Men, if you’re like me, you catch the news fairly regularly. Then perhaps you’ve heard about or seen Kanye West’s wildly inappropriate outburst at the MTV Video Music Awards. This is not what you would call a great career move, but I guess the silver lining for Kanye is his honorable mention in the Urban Dictionary for [...]
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Sep
14
2009
Where Are You, Really?
After hearing the Game Plan for Life conference on September 12, I could not help but think about the overall underlying issue that permeated the event… do men of today really know who they are? So let’s get personal. Are you in touch with where you are? How you feel? Have you faced your faults? [...]
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Sep
10
2009
Another Moral Failure?
Over the past month, I have come across a couple of articles written by pastors reacting to a moral failure in a fellow pastor. My first reaction was disbelief. Leaving the theological and moral arguments aside, what pastor who is doing his job even has time for adultery?
I read Chuck Swindoll just this morning, regarding [...]
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Sep
03
2009
David was After God’s Heart?
This Sunday we continue in the life of David with this somewhat humorous episode of what happens to David’s servants as they deliver condolences to the Ammonite king; then we will look at the wages of sin from the Bathsheba era in his life.
Why does David send his servants to Hanun, king of the Ammonites? [...]
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