The Proven “Man Up” Framework: 6 Areas Every Godly Man Must Guard
There was a season when I let one area of my life slip. I was still working. Still showing up. Still answering questions. Still doing many of the things people expected me to do. From the outside, I probably looked steady. But inwardly, I was tired, distracted, and not guarding my heart the way I […]
The Christian Father’s Guide to Discipling Gen Z at Home
I’ll be honest with you, there are days when I look at my kids and I feel completely out of my depth. I’ve spent years preaching to men, leading Man Up God's Way, and studying the Word, but when it comes to the dinner table with a teenager who is staring at a screen or […]
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 […]