christianity

When I first read Jesus’s words “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” in Matthew 5:5, it didn’t make a lick of sense to me. Meek meant weak, and in my opinion, weak men were doormats. I was raised to be tough, strong, independent, and a...

Some of you may believe that you are  too far gone. One too many bad choices, a thousands wrong turns, and at least once if not a thousand times, flat out messed things up beyond repair. You’ve looked at the habits, the failures, the choices you can’t take back,...

Brothers, the toughest fight you’ll ever face won’t happen in a boardroom or a parking lot. It happens inside of you. On one side stands what you know is right, the thing you know you should do. On the other, the pull of the flesh, the thing you know...

Somewhere along the way, generally led by the same pacifists who argue against defending our churches and Christian schools, Jesus got repainted as a passive figure. Soft-spoken, un-responsive to evil deeds and incapable of righteous anger. But scripture tells a different story and as always, an accurate one. Jesus...

John Briney served 36 years in Law Enforcement as a SWAT Operator, Bomb Squad Technician, Narcotics Detective and many more assignments. One day during a traffic stop, he was attacked by two gunmen and shot in the head yet managed to survive. He believes that God intervened and saved...

Men, some of you are still carrying a ledger God already tore up. You know the number — the failure you can’t outrun, the sin you think disqualifies you from being the husband, father, or protector God called you to be. Here’s the truth that ledger can’t hold: no...

This is our first episode of the Unscripted Video Podcast and I chose to have Doug Marine as our first guest. He is a man I admire for his faith, and how he walks out his life as a Christian man, husband, father, friend and leader. Every honest man...

Brothers, some of you may flinch at the idea of “Christian fitness.” It sounds to some like vanity dressed up in a Bible verse – chasing a mirror instead of chasing God. That caution is fair. Scripture does warn against pride in the flesh. But avoiding vanity doesn’t mean...

A man’s responsibility as a husband and father is to lead the family. Biblically, the man is spiritual head of the family, and while some may not like reading this, that includes his wife. Ephesians 5:23 says, “For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ...

A few days ago, I walked across the stage at our church in a graduation gown and hat to the cheers and applause of my family and friends. I shook the hands of five men who have had a hand, over the past four years, in ensuring that moment...