Every Man Ministries

The reality of God - capital "G" - creates instant humility in a man.  Or, at least it should.  The Bible says "God is opposed to the proud but gives grace to the humble."   This blessing of this declaration by God to us is that now we don't have to make assumptions in our relationship with him.  He is telling us exactly how the relationship works the best and what the key ingredient is - a correc...

You put your life on the line for your country and fellow soldier and fight the enemy with reckless abandon. Then you come home, and at some point, start to process what you went through. Some ways we deal with or try to forget our past create more pain in our lives. We hear the […]

Without purpose, we will perish. As solider’s we understand what it means to please our commanding officer (CO), to execute the mission. As men of God, our commanding officer is Jesus, and we strive to be more like our CO. We do that by training in Godliness, so we model Jesus, we get familiar with the spiritual weapons, and we fight alongside our brothers. God has a purpose and plan for your life...

Surrender is not a word that is in my vocabulary, and “never ever quit, never” is something I say all the time. Surrender is an absence of resistance. There is only one thing worthy of surrendering to, and that is the God that created the heavens and the earth, the God who created you. He is the great I AM, the alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. God loved you so much He sent His son Jesus...

Your truest growth happens under pressure, when you train, when you are stretched. Pressure reveals your true character and the pressure of bootcamp and training brought out qualities in me like honor, leadership, courage, and commitment. You understand the importance of working as a unit, platoon, reaction force, or fire team. You are not an army of one, and in life and as men of God we need the...

Your truest identity is not what you do, what you have accomplished, what social-economic group you were born into, or what pain you have experienced. Your truest identity is that you are the son of the most high God, the creator of the universe. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You are a man of God. That is your true identity, embrace it and live it like a good soldier. Greg Munck is the Lea...

All of us would love for life - at least on a personal level - to be linear when it comes to our hopes and dreams. We like it when things happen according to our timelines, expectations, and outcomes. Good luck with that! Jesus is very honest that the exact opposite will frequently happen and you are going to have some assurance to make it through those times on the road of life. One of the bigges...

Are we there yet? It doesn't really matter whether you are a kid stuck in the middle seat between two siblings or an adult stuck in the middle seat on a commercial airline flight, you simply want to get there! "There" is where you planned to be. "There" is where you want to be. "There" holds some kind of promise that is better than where you were. "There" can't get here fast enough. On the road to...

It's called taking the "path of least resistance." You make an intentional decision to go for that course of action which avoids confrontation, discomfort of any kind, or personal tension. You say to yourself, "This is the easiest way to keep moving forward" even when that "way" is not the best or beneficial way. Don't rock the boat. Let sleeping dogs lie. Easier is better right? That may be true...

Every day most men are hitting the road - literally and figuratively. Work. Activities. Trips of all kinds. We get on a road and go! Then there is the road of life - this road is the metaphysical one that speaks to your personal past, present and future experiences that make up your life. That road is filled with the people, circumstances, encounters, traumas, victories, defeats, and all the emoti...

We live in a place and time when we are overrun with adversity. The news feeds of our lives are boiling over with bad news. Houses are burning down, gunmen are carrying out unimaginable evil acts, and even though we don’t have the energy to talk about it anymore…there is a pandemic claiming the lives of our loved ones. And that is just the stuff we woke up to this morning. All these things are ste...

If you have ever expressed your frustration by saying "I just can't seem to catch a break right now," you are not alone. In fact, every man has felt this. One thing after another hits you. Bad news. Bad Break. Bead deal. Bad communication. Another bad result on top of the of last one. Relentless! In the middle of these extended and pressure-filled seasons, it feels like everyone else's life is sol...

Ever said to someone "What choice do I have?" When it's too late to turn back and there is no relief in sight your options narrow - you either give up or go forward. Safe to say you can learn a lot about a man in that situation when his back is against the proverbial wall. The Bible says that God is the one who authors or allows situations like this not just to learn about what's inside of us but...

Having logged over 2 million miles flying above earth in a plane, I am pretty comfortable flying in an airplane - even when it gets bumpy. My wife, on the other hand, is sensitive and shaken when the ride goes from smooth to turbulent. When the side to side or the ups and downs start happening she asks me the same question every time, "We are going to be okay right?" My answer is always the same t...

The unexpected storms of life catch us off guard and have the potential to sink our confidence in God. What is even harder is the fact that we know GOD! We know he is good. We know he is able to do anything. We know he is wise. We know he is in control. We know he has our best interests in mind. And we know he sees what is happening to us at all times. SO WHY? Why has God allowed this to enter my...

WEAPON OF CHOICE Paul did not say to, “put on the full armor of God” (Eph. 6), because you MAY get into a fight with a person or a thing that is familiar to you. He said, “This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.” (Eph. 6:12 MSG). Once you are convinced of the seriousness of that fight, you will start to appreciate your weapon of choice, THE SWOR...

A tactical retreat is moving to a safer location to prevent being overtaken by the enemy.  This provides time to re-group and re-engage.  The decision is not easy because retreating means giving up ground that is likely harder to get back.  It is also difficult to admit you are losing or getting ready to lose.  Men, all day long, are in dangerous situations and fail to recognize the danger and its...

Smart people are helpful. Really WISE people save you from pain! Do you have one of these people in your life? They don't push advice on you like some but when they offer it you lean in and trust what they say. It is like gold - precious and valuable. Experience and insight are what makes them so trusted but the fact that they share what they know with you comes from a deep concern and love makes...

A ritual on the playground I remember easily is choosing teams to play kickball. Two "captains" would be selected for a game and they choose alternatively from an assembled group of boys hoping they won't be the last one picked! On those occasions when I was a captain I knew who I would pick first every time without fail - it was my buddy Todd. He had what every kickball team needs if they hope to...

Men are like icebergs - most people only see the tip. We live seen and unseen lives. We are very public about our successes or just about anything that reflects well on us. We are also very private about our struggles or just about anything that reflects poorly on us. Here's the problem - our struggles take a toll when unshared or unprocessed over time. They turn into secrets that we carry around....

When people we love have a huge need or problem that went unspoken and unresolved causing them pain or harm we say, "Why didn't you come to me?"  Usually the responses range from "I didn't want to burden you" to "I was embarrassed"  to "I didn't think you would understand."  None of these reasons makes sense because the outcome of not expressing or sharing what's going on at the time is always wor...

New Year // New Man Scriptures talk a lot about being new in Christ. New man. New mind. New spirit. New life. The most challenging part of the "new man" is the journey of intimacy and honesty. We just don’t know how to do it naturally. Today we will explore the reality of being a real man that can talk about real things. Intimacy with others, spouses, and God.

Any dad with small kids knows that his little ones are not going to understand his behavior at times.  Key word?  Little.  They are physically not as tall as the one whose hand they are holding and, as such, can't see what he is seeing at any given time.  A dad will see danger twenty yards away his "little one" cannot and gives instructions to "STOP!"  A dad will be holding his toddler's hand walk...