archive: Community

Once you “get” the essence of Christianity….that it’s not about you, but about Him and others, you find yourself really busy. You’re immersed in church stuff; you get involved in ministries, Bible studies, small groups and the like. You step it up with your wife and your kids, working to become the leader of your [...]

I’m reading a cool book called So You Don’t Want to Go to Church Anymore by Wayne Jacobsen and Dave Coleman. Jake, the book’s main character, is an associate pastor in a church. He has several encounters with John….yes, John, one of the “Sons of Thunder,” the disciple who walked with Jesus and wrote a [...]

Old people think they’ve seen it all. But if you keep looking, you can keep learning. Through a men’s group I’m a part of, I’ve learned that people, especially men, can avoid having to open up and truly connect with others. Always having a book to read and discuss or homework to do and share [...]

More and more, I run into men who are willing to “tell it all.” Almost like a badge of courage, they’ll spill their guts about their pasts; about their extramarital shenanigans, their divorces, their past lack of honesty, excessive drinking and other screw-ups. “God’s forgiven me for all that….isn’t He great?” they’ll say. And He [...]

When a Radical Mentor picks his guys, he’s intentional. He’s picking guys for his group that he thinks he can add value to. But from the guy’s standpoint, it’s random. He had no hand in who was selected for his group. It’s like jumping in the lifeboat when the ship is sinking. You didn’t pick [...]