After five years and over 260 weekly posts, the Man to Man blogs are coming to an end. Past posts will still be available on the Murray Missionary Church web site. Thank you to those who have read the posts. I pray they have been of some help in your journey as men pursuing … [Read more…]
Another role modeled for us in Scripture of a true man of God is to be a warrior. This word often brings images of brutality and death. However, God called many men to rise to be warriors whom he also affirmed as being obedient servants of him. We learn what God is seeking in … [Read more…]
One of the values that God chose to give to Scripture is complete transparency into the lives of people with whom he chose to work. In other words, we see both the spiritual successes and failures of people who are struggling with the same human failings you and I fight with. This is seen … [Read more…]
With my retirement on the horizon, we will be wrapping up the Man to Man posts in a few weeks. However, before we do, I would like to take one more opportunity to discuss what it means to be a man of God from one more angle. There are a variety of roles that … [Read more…]
When you read this title, what comes to your mind? The next five years? The next ten or twenty? When you think about your future, does your mind ever go to eternity? It may be that I am getting older and there is some uncertainty as to the next twenty years. Or it could … [Read more…]
Occasionally, I have people contact me who need financial assistance with rent, utilities, gas, food, etc. This is the purpose of the benevolent fund at the church. I am glad to help when the need is legitimate. To ensure the funds are used for their intended purpose, I never give cash, but will generally … [Read more…]
When I was serving as the Director of Ministries for the Central District of the Missionary Church, one my responsibilities was to organize an annual Men’s Breakfast for the various regions of our District. I would find a pastor who would host the event at his church, and he would be responsible for providing … [Read more…]
Early in my ministry career, I was the youth pastor and worship leader at Emmett Street Missionary Church in Battle Creek, Michigan. At my first meeting with the teens, there were five students there, two or which were the pastor’s kids. By God’s grace and with an effective team of adult sponsors, the group … [Read more…]
Several years ago, my wife and I were invited to have dinner in the home of a family we knew. They also had invited another couple whom we had never met. It was a pleasant meal, and we enjoyed the food and the people. As we were finishing eating, the gentleman we had just … [Read more…]
If you are the dad or grandfather of young children, you may have noticed that they love to have your attention. You may often hear the words, “Watch me.” and have them simply make a silly face of do a summersault. The purpose of these antics is to get you to offer words of … [Read more…]