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How to be a Man
There are few good examples in the surrounding culture of how to be a man. Where are you going to look? Who is going to teach you? An actor? A musician? A politician? An athlete? Which one? You may not be able to find an example of manhood worthy of emulation among your peers. Perhaps, — read more
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Power to Obey
Jesus is not nice. He wants to make your life better than it is right now, but he is not going to be nice about it. He is going to tell you exactly what is wrong with your life and your thinking. He is going to demand that you think and do exactly what he — read more
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To Young Men
Jesus’ last command to his disciples was “Make disciples of all nations.” I want to make you an obedient disciple of Jesus. Jesus is my King and I obey him by his grace. I am a disciple of Jesus and I’m trying to make more disciples of Jesus. I am directing my attention to the — read more
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A Real Man
Here is what a real man looks like. A man who suffers for those he loves. Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold, then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made banked fires blaze. No — read more
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Ballad of the Goodly Fere
Ezra Pound (1885-1972) Simon Zelotes speaking after the Crucifixion. Fere=Mate, Companion. Ha’ we lost the goodliest fere o’ allFor the priests and the gallows tree?Aye lover he was of brawny men,O’ ships and the open sea. When they came wi’ a host to take Our ManHis smile was good to see,“First let these go!” quo’ — read more