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This week at the CMN studio, we're finishing the audiobook Strong Men in Tough Times.  These are intense and exact audio and editing sessions that take time. We're grateful that thousands of men listen to the CMN books every month. (You can access audiobooks on Amazon. As we near Easter, I want to alert you to a powerful teaching on prayer in this book. You can get Strong Men in Tough Times here . One of the five types of prayer Jesus taught is the actual Lord's Prayer. And - it's not what you think. What we most often call The...

In the book Treasure, Edwin Louis Cole taught us many truths - none greater than the joy of giving. Loving others, caring for others, giving away from yourself, serving others. All ways to be generous and healthy, spiritually and emotionally. The world teaches men to pursue greatness—greatness in business, influence, reputation, or achievement. Yet scripture turns that idea upside down. Jesus said plainly, “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant” (Matthew 20:26). Greatness in the Kingdom of God is not measured by how many people serve you, but by how many people you serve. Your care...

This is a real place, perhaps a tension, in which many of us live. We cannot choose whom God restores. So often we say, “Oh, that man would be a tremendous Christian.” Or, “That man has talent—he could really influence a lot of people if he followed Christ.” Yet God has always accepted "whosoever will." It’s not about where you’ve been or what you’ve done. It’s about Who you’re following. So often, the men God uses are so far removed from the man we would choose for God to use that we become confused. But God isn’t confused—He is in...

If the game doesn’t keep score, most men don’t want to play. If you don’t know how to keep score, then it’s just confusing. And that’s where most men have landed in this ever-shifting and chaotic culture. What's the score - am I behind or ahead? I was casually shooting baskets with a couple friends. Making some shots on a basketball court that was in the back of the church we were at. Then one suggested we play “horse”. Well, that’s a game in which one man makes a shot and you have to match that exact shot – so...

Scripture is clear about a law that governs every generation and every nation: “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap” (Galatians 6:7). When evil is sown, chaos is the harvest. When violence is planted, conflict grows. Like you, I was rocked when I saw the news of the Iran conflict. I am hopeful. And I can see the hand of God in what you and I have worked on for forty-eight months. We are sowing life into the hearts of men across the Middle East. We've taped dozens of...