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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...

There’s a difference between doing something and just knowing about something. It’s based in maturity. Maturity is doing what’s right despite external issues or momentary distractions. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded for groundbreaking discoveries that significantly benefit humankind. It is one of the most prestigious awards in the world. The discovery benefits humanity, potentially by improving health, preventing disease, or advancing scientific knowledge. How does someone win a Nobel Prize? They pursue breakthrough. Proximity is not the same as pursuit. Working in a lab, looking for a way to stop a disease, going after the eradication...

Jesus ran into negative people every day. He dealt with them straight up. From casting out demons to tossing tables he was relentless in his dealing with negativity. That’s how we need to live … in the same pattern. Here’s a brilliant example. Jairus in the Bible was the father of a 12-year-old girl whom Jesus raised from the dead. Jairus was a ruler in the synagogue of Capernaum (Mark 5). At the risk of his reputation, Jairus came to Jesus, pleading with Him to come lay His hands on his only daughter, who was near death. Because of Jairus’...

Like the small seed of a giant oak tree. Legacy starts small. He was just a lost boy living in a garage in Santa Monica. Then, Jesus. What happens when God gets hold of a California surfer? Entire cities change. I just wrapped up our latest podcast with Robert Barriger (https://cmn.men/pages/bravemen) , —and this conversation will light a fire in you. This is what gets my heart fired up! Robert's story begins during the Jesus Revolution when America was divided over culture and war. One encounter with Christ took him from a lost teen riding waves in Southern California to...