“Is it possible for people to miss their lives in the same way one misses a plane” Walker Percy asks in his novel “The Second Coming.”  His character, Will Barrett wonders if he has “missed” his life.  “Not once in his entire life had he allowed himself to come to rest in the quiet center…

Freedom is greatly abused in our culture.  Without a biblical basis for understanding freedom, we are finding that the more we cry for freedom, the less freedom we are experience as a culture.  Jesus tells us, “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” ( John 8:32).  Later on in…

Larry Crabb has written a new book for both men and women entitled “Fully Alive.”  The subtitle is entitled,  “A biblical vision of gender that frees men and women to live beyond stereotypes.”  I like the book. I appreciate his use of masculine and feminine in his discussion about gender.  Genesis 1:27 tells us that…

Eric Metaxas is one of my favorite Christian authors.  He has written a new book entitled “7 Men and the Secret of Their Greatness.”  In an interview he observed that, “There’s a crisis of manhood in the culture and it is at the heart of many of our problems.”  He is critical of the notion…

We hear a lot about “‘burnout ” occurring among men in our culture.  Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirm this fact.   It found that  among men ages 50-54, the suicide rate increased 49% between 1999 and 2010.  Overall, men are nearly four times more likely to commit suicide than women.…

Do you live with the realities of your life, or is life based on illusions, that is, who think you are and what you do.    Listen to these words from Thomas Merton.  “There is no greater disaster in the spiritual life than to be immersed in unreality, for life is maintained and nourished in…

You may have read or even watch as high wire artist  Nik Wallenda walked without a harness on a 1,400 foot long high-wire across a 1,500 tall gorge near the Grand Canyon.  In his memoirs he wrote, “I believe that God gives us the power to transform any story from darkness to light.”  In a…

Recently Bono, from U2, was interview by Jim Daley, of focus on the family.  They talked about spiritual matters since Bono is a follower of Jesus.  During the radio interview, Bono made comparisons between biblical characters and music.  “First of all,” he observed, “David’ s a musician, so I’m gonna like him.  What’s so powerful…

I ran across another great quote from a ways back (St John Climacus).  I thought it would be good to share it with other men.  “Let us charge into the  good fight  with joy and love without being afraid of our enemies”  In a day when a man can easily get defensive about his walk…

I have been mediating on Ps. 40 and 69 as  I have reflected on my spiritual journey this last half year.  “I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.  He lifted  me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a…