http://www.themakingofmen.com/ This blog serves as a ministry to men, to build up and encourage them to live lives of faith and purity. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 1:53:00 GMT en-us http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/september/9-8-2010.html http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/september/9-8-2010.html Wed, 8 Sep 2010 12:20 EST This past June, I was given the opportunity to preach at my home church, and I spoke on Satan’s tempting of Jesus at the early stages of His public ministry. My sermon was really the culmination of a long period of study and reflection on this passage, and I thought that you would find some of it useful. http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/september/9-7-2010.html http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/september/9-7-2010.html Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:50 EST When we think of strength, we often think of physical strength, simple things like how much someone can lift or how fast he can run, things like that. There is some merit to this thinking because it would be hard to call someone a man if he had to ask his mom or sister to open a jar of pickles. However, if that man were a quadriplegic, we would not call him weak. We would say that he possesses a strength that surpasses all physical strength. http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/september/9-3-2010.html http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/september/9-3-2010.html Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:00 EST “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us” p. 1 http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/september/9-2-2010.html http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/september/9-2-2010.html Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:45 EST About four years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Lee Caterson when he came to live as a freshman college student in one of my dorms. Though he was a well-respected person in our community from the beginning, the trials that were about to come upon Lee’s life and college career would cause us to esteem him highly. http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/september/9-1-2010.html http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/september/9-1-2010.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:30 EST Since taking a break in February, I have added many new web sites to my daily list of online reading. They will be added to our site in smaller bits instead of giving you one great data dump. http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/august/8-31-2010.html http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/august/8-31-2010.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:20 EST The college years can be a pivotal time in a man’s life. Perhaps, for the first time, he is challenged to think critically. He is given access to the thoughts, arguments, and ideas of many scholars that might differ on the same issues, and the development of critical thinking skills is essential to getting to the truth. The leaders in the church and society need to be critical thinkers, so embrace the opportunity to begin strengthening your mental muscles. http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/august/8-30-2010.html http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/august/8-30-2010.html Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:00 EST Well, gentlemen, here are some more articles worth your attention. As always, I send them to you to think about them, wrestle with them, and make your own conclusions about them. I’m not necessarily in agreement with all of them, but they are worth taking and holding against the rubric of Scripture to see what is true. http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/august/8-27-2010.html http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/august/8-27-2010.html Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:37 EST “That is the Masculine Mandate: to be spiritual men placed in real-world, God-defined relationships, as lords and servants under God, to bear God’s fruit by serving and leading.” - Richard D. Phillips, p. 9 http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/august/8-24-2010.html http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/august/8-24-2010.html Tue, 24 Aug 2010 9:32 EST Here are a few more pieces of advice to help you make the most of your time in school: http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/august/8-23-2010.html http://www.themakingofmen.com/blog/archive/2010/august/8-23-2010.html Mon, 23 Aug 2010 6:44 EST The summer break has come to a close and while I think we all, to some degree, mourn its passing, we still find that the excitement and promise of a new school year is something to savor.