Correspondence

Correspondence

Faith

A Liturgy of Convenience

Clay Goforth

Faith

Substance and meaning require effort and heart.

Thank You

Peter Ostapko

Faith

We'd not be where we are without you. Your generosity and support has not only anchored us, it's propelled us forward.

The Courage We Need

Peter Ostapko

Faith

Who doesn’t enjoy a good story of heroism in film. If you ask most men about a favorite film of theirs, you’ll quickly hear about films that are usually centered on an individual’s courage and bravery

Francis Schaeffer and the F-Word

Sam DeFord

Faith

Recently, I found myself in a room where Francis Schaeffer and the F-word were used in the same conversation.

A Letter to the Church About Men

Peter Ostapko

Faith

Being human can be incredibly challenging. There’s not a person I’ve gotten close to that doesn’t wrestle at times with identity, insecurity, and idolatry. Especially men.

Restless Hearts

Sam DeFord

Faith

I imagine that most of the men reading this care deeply about what God thinks of you.
But pause for a moment — what does God think of you?

There Goes the Neighborhood

Peter Ostapko

Faith

I’ve heard the phrase said before, not too many times, but enough to understand the basic premise and meaning. And since I’d be writing on the subject of neighbors, I figured a quick search[…]

The Fallacy of Transactional Friendship

Peter Ostapko

Faith

The overwhelming majority of men never move past the surface veneer of their friendships with others. It’s almost like we need an unlearning of what has become our definition of friendship[…]

Backyards & Back Gates

Paul Harris

Faith

When I say the phrase “male friendship” what comes to mind? Your first thought may be a co-worker, or your college roommate, even though you haven’t spoken in 4 years…

Strengthen Your Integrity

James Bradford

Faith

When I was a young engineering student at the University of Minnesota my apartment overlooked the I35W bridge that crossed the Mississippi River just north of campus.

The Finish Line

Richard Foth

Faith

At this writing, I am on my 80th trip around the sun. And, I have discovered that wherever I have been in the past in head and heart, Jesus was always there. He never moved.

The Significance of Discomfort

Chris Talcott

Faith

My goal is to convince you to embrace discomfort. As I type those words I’m sitting on my couch, wrapped in a soft warm blanket, drink beside me. 

A Good Father

Peter Ostapko

Faith

Early on, when we began designing the framework for how we’d create content for this platform, we envisioned a breadth of stories and perspectives, yet each with a deep introspective…

Brand of the Believer

Jeremy Wells

Faith

“What do you do?” As if by some unspoken law, that question has come to follow nearly every handshake between men. Interestingly, we find that question, and the resulting answer…

Enter In. Keep Record. Take Action. Repeat.

Peter Ostapko

Faith

I don’t have it all figured out, far from it. But here’s what I do know, I’m as close to God as I choose to be. This goes for you as well. So then do I choose God or does he choose me? Both.

Abundance > Scarcity

Peter Ostapko

Faith

The principal of abundance vs. scarcity is applicable and relevant to many situations we men find ourselves in, including leadership, fatherhood, finances and relationships.

The Missing Question of Masculine Morality

Chase Replogle

Faith

I want to offer you one of C. S. Lewis’s analogies to help you see the possibility and the actual work ahead of you as a man. Imagine a fleet of naval ships setting out to traverse an ocean…

How Surrender Leads to Victory

Stephen Mansfield

Faith

A raging, vengeful spirit of war had descended upon Europe. The year was 1941, and already Adolf Hitler and his Nazi forces had invaded Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, and Russia.

Your Talent is Not Enough: You Need His Anointing

Heath Adamson

Faith

The guards on both sides of the gate wore full body armor. The sun glared off their helmets. With machine guns in hand and a stoic look about them, they gazed intently at us as a uniformed soldier, …

Can You Hear It?

Peter Ostapko

Faith

It’s getting louder and louder, it’s thundering sound simply cannot be ignored. The declarations of the saints are calling out and heaven is taking notice.

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