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Happy New Year! As we embrace 2025, consider this truth: success isn't just about ambitious resolutions. It's about committing to daily rituals that reinforce our faith and core values. Remember, our steadfast devotion to these rituals makes the year more manageable, not just the goals we set in January. Building your faith daily is crucial; it fuels your strength and strategies for achieving those goals. Beware of the master negotiator within you, always finding excuses – too cold, too late, maybe tomorrow. Don’t forget, every misstep had one common factor: you were there. Let's reset our mindset with a spiritual resolve that...

Jesus came to set people free … and  it would take everything He could offer in the confines of His humanity to make that happen. He was under such deep stress that he sweat out blood … it was violent, gritty, difficult, and seemingly impossible. And that sacrifice and determination of Christ brought about our salvation and our freedom. Paul said, “Let the same mind that was in Christ Jesus be also in you” (Philippians 2:5) We are to begin to think in the same manner that Jesus did. That sounds just fine if it’s just all about praying for...

“King” Herod was a man of power and wealth. But he wasn’t an authentic “king.” His position was tenuously tied to the dispensation of Roman rulers. If Herod didn’t send money to Rome, or couldn't control his region, he’d be pushed out and lose everything. He was a man on the edge. That’s why Herod was shaken when wise men said a “king” was born in Bethlehem. The announcement of Christ’s birth was a threat to all his wealth and power. So Herod made an evil decree: “Kill all the boys.” An evil declaration that is still alive across the nations. Killing...

When you think nothing is happening, God is working for your good. Consider this remarkable Christmas story: Daniel was the man who funded Joseph the step-father of Jesus when he had to take his family and hide in Egypt for four years. How did he do that? It’s part of the story of a man who got stronger under pressure. Daniel was a man under pressure. He was a teen man captured during warfare and taken as a slave to Babylon. This is approximately 700 BC. He had three friends and together they held on to the faith they had...

A few years ago, we spontaneously gave an offering on Saturday morning at the close of our Lions Roar Summit. That offering sent hundreds of Maximized Manhood books and other CMN resources to disciple incarcerated men in the Phoenix County prison. One of the men discipled in the prison was an offender named Paul Vargas. After leaving prison he started attending a Maximized Manhood group at a local church. His life was radically changed by the power of God. Not only did Paul build his faith in that men’s group, but he also continued his journey with Christ by working...