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Matthew Barnett stood to speak at a large gathering  I was attending of global and national leaders. He approached the podium and opened with this statement, “I know that as a conference speaker you need to grab the attention of the crowd, walk up with a masterful open, bring a heavy revelation that makes everyone lean in … some obscure Biblical passage with a metaphor so deep and astounding that no one had seen it before.” I had known Matt since he was a young man. His father, Pastor Tommy Barnett, had been a friend of my dad, and was...

You are set apart. Live like it. This is what Jesus said, “For their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.” Another translation says, “And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.” (John 17:19) As men of God, we are not called to blend in with the world’s patterns but to stand distinct—consecrated, set apart, and wholly devoted to Jesus. As we walk this path, we are formed into His image, drawing men to Christ … we are consecrated for the sake of others....

We’re at war. Always have been. “This is a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.” (Eph 6:12 MSG) Even Billy Joel sang about it when he wrote, “… we didn’t start the fire, it was always burning.” It’s important to have that front of mind. We’re in a fight. Nehemiah said it to his men rebuilding the walls against great opposition, “… remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.” (Neh 4:14) We sometimes joke that “there’s a conspiracy...

Merriam Webster defines a patriot as “one who loves his or her country and supports its authority and interests.” Note the first key phrase: “One who loves…” In just over two-hundred years loved ones have waved a final good-bye to more than one million men and women in the US military. Jesus said, “For the greatest love of all is a love that sacrifices all. And this great love is demonstrated when a person sacrifices his life for his friends.” John 15:13 (TPT) Today in the U.S., we remember and demonstrate our thankfulness to those men and women who have...

This is César Herrera and his young family in Peru. He has a great testimony. As a young man, he didn’t fall into drugs, wasn’t in prison, was not abused. It could have happened that way, he grew up around difficult communities, but the mentoring of Godly men changed everything. Because when a man is discipled, it changes everything..... As a young man, César was discipled at Camino de Vida Church in Lima. Pastor Christian Scheelje was a mentor working with Pastor Robert Barriger and others. César learned as a young man what it was to be a man of...