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The secret to winning the battle is in the preparation. A soldier is a servant ready for battle and prepared for combat. A soldier has every tool sharpened and usable to stand against all attacks. When my older sister left home in 1992 to enlist into the U.S. Army,...
There was a time when the nightlife was my life. Partying was the highlight of my week. Can I tell you that isn't much of a life? However, whenever I'd go to the nightclub, there would be a guy by the door checking the people's identification cards. The guy needed to...
Saying no to sin; something Bugs Bunny won't help you with. I love the old Bugs Bunny cartoons, especially the ones with Yosemite Sam. There is this one episode where Bugs and Sam are about to get in a fight. Bugs Bunny drew a line in the sand. He bets hot-headed...
Here's how you can recover from failure and use it to glorify God. You shall say to them, Thus says the Lord: When men fall, do they not rise again? If one turns away, does he not return? (Jeremiah 8:4) As Christian men, sometimes we can have mixed feelings about the...
Godly manhood in a fallen culture is not always so easy. Do you let society determine what a man should be? Or do you look to be the man that God describes in Genesis 1:26? Genesis 1:26 — "Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." God Made Us...
Prepare yourself for an analogy relating to you and how to use spiritual gifts for the glory of God. We all know that person, or you may be that person who stands in line at the Comic-Con to purchase an "Action Figure" that is still in the plastic. They hold that box...
As I'm sitting here writing this article, Hurricane Florence is moving across the state of North Carolina. Wind and rain have been the lead story on the news stations around the country. As I was watching some of the reports, I saw many people going out of their way...
The mission of UNCOMMEN is this: we exist to encourage men to be better Leaders, Husbands, and Dads by equipping individuals and organizations with inspiring and educational resources. Our vision is to help men succeed at being the man they were always meant to be. We...
Proverbs 18:22 — "He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD." The divorce rate used to be something that people referred to as a stat of the success or lack thereof when it comes to the institution of marriage. I say "used to" because...
Many of us have read the story of Abraham in the sacrifice of his only son Issac. If you haven't read it, stop here and go read Genesis 22: 1-14 and then come back to read this story. What obedience it must have taken to even think of sacrificing Issac since it took...
Matthew 16: 13-20 — Focus Verse - "He said to them, 'But who do you say that I am?'" I was on a flight back from New Orleans listening to Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis and heard the famous trilemma of Christ (choice between three alternatives)… The Trilemma of...
Colossians 3:8 — "But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth." For about five weeks now, I have been having a pity party. It hasn't been one that people can notice, but in my heart, I have been whining like...