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The weight of ministry never seems to lighten, does it? Every pastor knows the feeling—just when you have one crisis handled, three more appear. That's exactly where we found ourselves one year at the annual CMN event we call Lions Roar. Just before the event, a desperate prison chaplain called: 'Our inmates are hungry to keep studying CMN curriculum, but we need more books.' That's when God moved through ordinary men with extraordinary hearts... On the last day of the event, we asked the men to give something from their pockets --their lunch money, coffee money, emergency stash, whatever. Then...

Jose was a mess. A bad guy. So bad that his wife Maria prayed every morning, "Dear God, please make me a widow." Wow! She believed he would never change - that her life was better with him dead. We were all stunned as she shared their story. But God never gave up on Jose. One day a friend at work invited him to a CMN men's group. He told him it was a success group. How to get ahead in life. (Which is true and a brilliant ask.) That first evening at that group Jose gave his life to...

This is one remarkable and amazing story. I was just on a zoom call with a group of pastors and leaders who are concerned about the disengaged and disenfranchised men in their community - men who perhaps confess Christ but never come around - whose families call the church when they have a need, but it seems most of today's men can't be bothered. The pastors and men's leaders were deeply. moved by a story I told them of the pizza man, so I'll tell you as well. It was one simple act by a friend. A man invited a...

Jesus came back to life. He defeated death and evil as a warrior for righteousness. Isaiah calls him the Prince of Peace (Is 9:6). In Exodus, we read "The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name" (Ex 15: 3 NIV). A warrior is not a man of war. He is a man of peace who recognizes that peace is always the result of strength. Your development as a warrior is vital to the peace you bring to your family and the world around you. The peace of your home starts with you. In an airline safety talk on...

The underlying reason “Good Friday” is good, is because of Sunday. The crucifixion of Christ is fulfilled in the resurrection. His blood shed for us, his victory over death, his triumphant breakout from the tomb – that’s what it’s about for you and me – our lives get to breakout of all the corruption, turmoil, depression and sin of this world into a new life in Jesus Christ! Good Friday is good because of redemption! The Bible is very clear that the cross was a place of mercy for you. Jesus forever defeated the lies, power and position of the...