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Sitting around a fire with good friends, one of the men murmured, “I just feel exhausted.” He’s a strong man. A leader. The kind of man others lean on. But...even men who carry others need brothers who will carry them. Beneath the pressure and fatigue, men have a longing that says, “Surround me with brothers who won’t let me quit.” Four men carried their paralyzed friend to Jesus (see Mark 2). When the doorway was blocked, they climbed. When the roof stood in the way, they dug. They believed their brother had a future beyond his mat. Jesus “saw their...

Timothy traveled with Paul, watching him lead men to Christ. Paul discipled Timothy, and then they did it together ... and then Paul said, "Now you do it. Endure hardship, preach Jesus, and finish the mission" (2 Timothy 4). It's what we do as a carpenter or plumber or in sales. Watch me do this, then we'll do it together, then I'll watch you do it, then you're trained, and you do it. This is what we do together. We build men. When the CMN team leaves for Argentina to launch the World Tour on Dec 5, you'll be a...

Think about the five men you spend the most time with. Now look in the mirror. You’re more alike than you think, and it isn’t a coincidence.  Researchers Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler examined the data set from the Framingham Heart Study to determine what influenced better health. They discovered that if a man has a friend who becomes obese, there's a 45% chance the man will also become obese. If a friend of your friend becomes obese, there's a 20% chance you will also. Someone you don't even know can affect your life. That's why the Holy Spirit led...

Jesus prayed predominantly in three locations. In a garden, in a solitary location, on a mountain. He was a man of process and habit. And He wasn't stressed or anxious about praying. But he often chose places that helped him focus. He chose environments in sync with his quest to receive wisdom, strategy, and anointing from his Father. He went "away to a solitary place" while it was dark (Mark 1). At times, he prayed on a mountain, like before choosing the disciples and after feeding the 5000 (Mark 6, Luke 6). The Garden of Gethsemane was most likely a...

He saved the world and lost his job. It's September 26, 1983, and deep inside the Serpukhov-15 bunker at a secret military base near Moscow, the Oko nuclear early warning system signals the United States has just launched an intercontinental nuclear ballistic missile at Russia, followed by four more. War has begun. Lieutenant Colonel Stanislov Petrov of the Soviet Air Defence Forces was the commander on duty. Just days earlier, Soviet MIGS had shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007 with air-to-air missiles, killing all 269 people on board. The world was on edge. Militaries worldwide were readied for battle....