The plane was banking for the final approach into Tulsa International airport as I returned to my ancestral roots for a 24-hour consulting meeting. Tulsa has always been a special place for me because each of the five directional changes in my ministry over the last 25 years were born out of prayer times while [...]
Social media has given us the great advantage of connecting with people whom we would otherwise never be able to. This new gateway of interacting with others has its advantages but also its share of challenges.
The announcement of the killing of the most wanted man in the world came with an apologetic posture by the President. The populous was jubilant. The media was hesitant. Their only hope was that somehow this would be a boost to the President’s poll numbers. Once again, authentic manhood stands at odds with modern culture’s politically-correct coddling of issues that are really quite clear.
When facing a tragedy like the violent tornados that struck the beautiful southern states, we must check ourselves before we respond out of ignorance. Some people have misinterpreted storms, earthquakes, and other weather-related calamities as a message from God. They assign these things as an arm of God’s judgement, giving veiled references to the tragic [...]
Jenna Lyons’ byline for the recent J. Crews ad has stirred controversy—and rightly so—when a mother-son moment has mom painting the boy’s toenails pink. What could possibly be wrong with a laughing boy with an endearing moment with his mother?
You could almost hear the ticking, the countdown before the eruption of uncontrollable outrage. John attempted to suppress it but it just kept building and growing until the sweat on his forehead, the clenched jaw, and his narrowing eyes foretold the upcoming explosion. John’s anger had caused damage to personal possessions, started fights with strangers, and…
We are doomed to repeat the failed patterns of life if we do not discover the truths of authentic manhood. Insecurities will overwhelm us if we do not gain the confidence that comes from purpose. To become an authentic man means that we need to find the original intent of manhood.
The interviews of Charlie Sheen are bizarre to say the least. His incoherent thoughts ramble out of his cigarette infected throat – thoughts glorifying his narcissistic self, his romps with whores, his drug trips as performances – all the while pushing back on his father for judging him, attacking those who paid him $1.8 million dollars an episode for being able to read a script!
So how about it—are you an authentic man? Really? When did that happen? When did you decide that you were a man? Who told you, and who gave you the rite of passage to manhood?
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