How to Pray When You Don’t Feel Like Praying
There have been mornings when I knew I needed to pray, but I did not want to pray. The Bible was nearby. The coffee was hot. The house was quiet. But my heart felt far away. My mind was already running through bills, work, family responsibilities, unfinished tasks, and problems I could not fix. Sometimes […]
How to Be Bold About Your Faith at Work (Without Being ‘That Guy’)
I’ll never forget the feeling of sitting in my cubicle about fifteen years ago, staring at a small wooden cross I wanted to put on my desk. I held it in my hand, my palms slightly sweaty, and I felt this weird, twisting knot in my stomach. It wasn't that I was ashamed of Jesus, […]
The “War Room” Strategy: Using Technology to Fight Your Spiritual Battles
I’ll be honest with you, men, there are days when I wake up and I just feel like I’m losing. Not just losing a game or losing my car keys, but losing the ground I’ve fought so hard to gain in my walk with Christ. I’m a pastor, I lead a ministry, and I’ve written […]
How to Be Bold About Your Faith at Work (Without Being ‘That Guy’)
I’ll never forget the feeling of sitting in my cubicle about fifteen years ago, staring at a small wooden cross I wanted to put on my desk. I held it in my hand, my palms slightly sweaty, and I felt this weird, twisting knot in my stomach. It wasn't that I was ashamed of Jesus, […]
7 Mistakes You’re Making with Your Mental Health (And How to Fix Them Biblically)
I’ve spent a lot of years telling men to "Man Up." But for a long time, I think I had a warped view of what that actually meant. I used to think it meant gritting your teeth, burying your feelings under a mountain of "productive" work, and never letting anyone see the cracks in the […]
Young Men Are Flooding Back to Church in 2025: 7 Reasons Why (And How to Keep Them)
I'll be honest with you: I never thought I'd see this day. After years of watching young men walk away from the church, something incredible is happening in 2025. They're coming back. Not just a few here and there, but in numbers that honestly surprised me. Last month at our men's conferences, I looked around […]
Struggling For Real Accountability? 50+ Biblical Brotherhood Examples That Actually Work
I'm going to level with you right from the start, I've struggled with real accountability for years. Not the surface-level kind where you meet for coffee and ask generic questions like "How's your walk with the Lord?" I mean the kind that makes you uncomfortable. The kind where someone actually knows what you're wrestling with […]
Biblical Masculinity Vs Cultural Masculinity: Which Is Better For Your Faith Journey?
I'll be honest with you, I spent years trying to figure out what kind of man I was supposed to be. And man, the messages were confusing. The world kept telling me one thing. God's Word kept telling me something completely different. And somewhere in the middle, I was just trying to keep it all […]
7 Mistakes You’re Making with Social Media Discipleship (and How to Fix Them)
I'll be honest with you, I've made every single mistake on this list. When we first started expanding our online presence at Man Up God's Way, I thought discipleship through social media was just about getting content out there. Post a Bible verse. Share an encouraging quote. Hit publish and move on. But over time, […]
The Proven Biblical Leadership Framework: How to Man Up in All 6 Areas of Life
Look, I'm going to be straight with you. For years, I thought being a man meant having it all together, being strong in my faith, crushing it at work, being the perfect husband and dad, leading at church, and never showing weakness. I was wrong. Dead wrong. The truth hit me hard one evening when […]