Women as feminine are made to actively receive the other. What does that make the masculine? We as men are made to actively initiate love. When rooting in this identity, we can make simple changes to be men that influence society.
A life marked by silence is not just for monastics or religious. We all need to make space for silence. The benefits of silence are necessary for both our bodies and our souls. “Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while." (Mark 6:31).
Many of us are born into the mess called generational sin: The reality of a family or fatherly wound that often leads into sin for many generations. There are choices we can take to sever our relationship with these sins in our families.
To all of those who thought we could scrape by without much fuss—continuing to live quietly in the midst of the world, living our Christian faith without any conflict or much attention—that time has passed
If we neglect the little things, we neglect everything. The big things (marriage, careers, friendships, children) are made of the little things (an unnoticed good deed, a phone call with a friend, sharing a compliment just because).
Men can choose to live a mediocre life. We see this throughout our society, in our churches, and among our families and friends. The first step to changing this is waking up to the reality of this truth and becoming aware of how you are falling into the trap. Satan wants you to stay trapped in this state, and in today's episode, we discuss 3 signs that the devil has caught you. They are often subtle, but they are very prevalent in men's lives today.
When we open our minds and hearts to receive God’s Word, He speaks to us and the more we enter deliberately into God’s silence, we will become attuned to listening more closely.
Games give the sense of achievement and identity that traditional rites of passage would have done. And this is why the insecurity in their reactions is so palpable – you’re attacking who they are, not just what they do.