Every Man Ministries

Sometimes the best lessons of our lives are discovered through the "backdoors" God opens while we are waiting for life to unfold a certain way.  Initially, we don't like being delayed but then, with hindsight, we see the wisdom of the back door plan God had in mind.  We often don't think of Jesus having to wait on God for anything but the Bible reflects a completely different picture.  He had to w...

Ever made a bad decision that taught you a good lesson.  Godly men become godly not because they make perfect decisions but because they repent well from their bad ones!  They RESOLVE to take their lumps well and not come out of a situation without the lesson.  That's exactly what the Paul in the Bible did and God used the consequence of a bad decision to change his life and the lives of billions...

God makes you a promise.  You get excited.  Then... KABOOM! Life happens and his promise seems a distant memory because life has taken you down a slippery slope of misery and difficulty?  Ever feel like that?  What happened to your faith?  How did you get out of it?  Are you still stuck in it?  The Bible says that God never stops working even though you feel he has taken a coffee break with respec...

Timing is everything. When you are in pain or in the cloud of unknowing, you want things to move faster so that you can experience peace and clarity sooner.  When the "stars are aligning" in your favor you don't want the good times to end.  Above all our wishing and hoping in the ups and downs of life is the Providence and goodness of God. He is there and working out His plan outside of what is ha...

A man's uniform is a physical representation of his identity. It symbolize’s his appointed position, helps regulate his level of accountability, and accelerates his authority. The same can be said about a man of God. By way of our appointment, we have a designated uniform that represents our identity. Our response to being chosen and appointed is to put on our uniform and take a stand. All of God'...

Relationships are a risk. You commit to someone without knowing if they will stay committed to you. You invest in the relationship. You make promises. You sacrifice for the people you love. But then a distance starts to creep in. Emotionally there's a change. The connection is strained. Something has come between. We all know what it looks like or perhaps have experienced it ourselves. It looks li...

There was a time when we would meet someone, find something in common, and the conversation would ensue. Lately if feels like that dynamic has shifted into our society fixated on finding what we don’t have in common and live in that space. Sadly it feels as of late that message has been amplified beyond our control. Now days having an opinion can be terrifying for some to share and that can be whe...

Ever had a deal come across your life that was hard to refuse? Whatever comes into our minds, no deal in human history was ever as big as the one Jesus rejected. Imagine being offered the entirety of the world's wealth, pleasures, and notoriety. All earthly desires? Done. All earthly wealth? Yours. All earthly significance and fame? Golden. Sounds amazing but what were the terms of the deal? How d...

Not being "of the world," as Jesus describes every man of God, means we have a different source, a different means of influence, and a different mindset living "in the world." When Jesus briefed the disciples about their mission on earth he said it has to come with a mindset: "I am sending you out like sheep among wolves." Jesus didn't provide false hope or codependent comfort. He gave it to them...

Jesus told his disciples that they would stand out by not allowing themselves to be controlled by cultural movements or thinking that excluded God or were hostile to God. They would be swimming up stream for sure - especially when it came to choosing Christ above longstanding cultural norms. The many new challenges they never had to consider before were facing them like a large tidal wave. Can you...

Right now everybody's insides are pouring out and onto to the streets, into conversations at the dinner table, and creating a host of negative and separating emotions. We are being forced to stake out positions, plant ourselves, and take a side. It is unavoidable. What also seems to be unavoidable is identifying ourselves with cultural and political positions at the expense of our biblical and spi...

When tensions are high, the worst place to be is in the middle of them without clarity. This moment culturally has pushed our collective backs to the wall in terms of race relations, making us look at the cultural experience for people of color and form a response consistent with a history of mistreatment. That […]

The current discussion of race and the racial divide in our country is a challenging and emotional one for everybody.   It is easy, depending on who your audience is, to get into thick brush and impassable jungle.   It is equally concerning and confusing to the world that the most segregated hour in America is still Sunday mornings.  In a society that embraces diversity in every facet and dimensio...

What is my response to the unjust, brutal, and untimely death of George Floyd? You have to have one because it is - literally - everywhere and everyone is talking energetically.  What kind of energy do you have right now?  Not much. Some. Or, a lot.  Safe to say all of us are processing, all of us are feeling, and all of us are struggling to respond the right way.  Some are denying and this conver...

Part 4 Sometimes we know right away because it hurts.  Sometimes we are used to it and don't realize it until many years or decades later.  A dad left us.  A friend that betrayed us.  A business partner that stole from us.  Perhaps people abused us.  Spouses that gave up on us.  Welcome to a broken humanity.  The common denominator of all hurt is that you get sad and mad.  Most men stuff their hur...

Part 3 Here is a bottom line truth in life...IMPORTANT relationships get your time and energy.  Those that are not ...DON"T.   Giving time.  Staying connected.  Re-arranging priorities.  Sacrificing other things to spend time.  That communicates one thing - the other person TRULY matters to you.  Really smart men discipline themselves toward their most important relationships.  And those that don'...

Today we are in Part 2 of our latest men's series called the BIG IF...and to get you ready let me ask you a question.  Do you like clear, simple communication?  You know the kind that allows for simple responses, simple choices, and simple connection with whoever you are talking with?  If your answer is YES then you are gonna love this series.  I also think that we can agree that language matters...

When the pressure underneath the surface exceeds the pressure on top of the surface you have a good old fashioned explosion.  Doesn't matter whether it's pot on your stove or magma simmering for years under earth's crust or a global pandemic that has forced people indoors for 2 months  - pressure over time will produce an eruption.  You can see the lid beginning to foam and the steam escaping the...

We live in a culture that is changes faster than ever before.  Like a fast moving rapid once you are in it - it is hard to get out of it's grip and avoid its pull upon your whole life.  But that is exactly what God has done for most of us in the COVID CRISIS.  The once foreign and remote idea of a national quarantine is now a daily reality. As we have discovered - in the midst of the craziness GOD...

To get us ready for today's study let me ask you a question:  Have you ever had the windshield of your car fog up?  You know ... where you can't see through it and it makes it hard to drive?  Not only is it dangerous but it makes you nervous when you can't see what is front of you clearly! Or maybe you have a window in your house that has a lot build up on it and you can't see through it.  The bot...

Part 4: THE CORONA CHRONICLES  Rising above.  Think about it.  The greatest moments in history involve poor odds, limited resources, desperate times, and snatching victory from almost certain defeat.  Movies are made about these moments and when we watch them we feel something inside.  Sure, we are pulling for the characters in these stories but we are so invested emotionally because the person we...

Part 3:  THE CORONA CHRONICLES: GOD'S UNPLANNED PLAN  How do you react when your plans are interrupted?  Normal people get frustrated.  We say things like:  "Really!"  or "You have got to be kidding me right now!"  or "Seriously!"  Those are the PG rated versions - others are more colorful but they all mean the same thing  You had an expectation and - now through no fault of your own - that EXPECT...