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Social media was filled this weekend with people talking about going to church, many for the first time. One young woman posted, “I’m not sure if I’ll be accepted and I’m not sure where exactly to go - but I just know that’s what I need right now.” A young man said, “I’m going back to church for the first time in a decade. I knew it, but I was just comfortable … now I’m not. I need to be there.” Another said, “I’m not sure what they do at church, but something in my life has to change.” In...

Evil wants you to quit. But we are not those men. We are men on a mission … and that mission is Jesus. We, who are men of righteous intent, seem often stunned by the unrestrained immoral nature of evil. But we must not be surprised and must not live unawares. The furious corruption of evil never stops … it has no moral center. It is evil. We are in a fight for the souls of men. My heart is deeply grieved over the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the murder of the young refugee Iyrna Zarutska, on a train...

As the college football and NFL season kicks off this week, I was reminded of this story of my friend Clint Gresham. Clint could have ended up dead. Instead, he became a Super Bowl champion, team captain, a Maximized Man, and a CMN ally. Clint was on the winning side as a member of the Seattle Seahawks. But he was far from winning as a man. Sacked by family issues and childhood trauma, his youth was a mess of alcohol and mayhem. Even though he attended church as a kid, nothing was real until Jesus captured him through the powerful...

The battles you choose to fight reveal your heart. How did Jesus win the Cross, the largest battle he faced? He forgave. I've often said the reason Judi and I have been married a long time is that I've given my wife a great ministry: the ministry of forgiveness. Funny—but so true. To love is to forgive. Judi and I have done that for each other. Not perfectly, but intentionally. And as often as needed. Paul told Timothy not to get caught up in arguing over things that don't matter. It is unproductive and divisive. Arguing over words is most...

What would you say to your 18-year-old self? How would you help him change his thinking? I've heard that phrase asked in many unique ways, but the best way to actually practice that injunction ... is to mentor a young man. The other side of that is, if you were 18, you probably wouldn't listen. But Paul taught us how to reach those young men. Paul wanted Timothy to be a champion for God's Kingdom. He taught Timothy the lessons he'd discovered and lived, and the attributes that would make Timothy effective, stalwart, and highly successful. Remember that Paul's method...