Christian Men

Through the power of the Holy Spirit I pray this post will provoke change in your thinking, just as this concept did for me. I have never been the same since He dropped this into my spirit. This is a part of a 3-post series. This world was born IN love, THROUGH love, FOR love (read this first) Marriage … Continue reading →

I come from a background of abuse. So – naturally – for a long time I was hesitant to have kids. Why would I bring children into such an unsafe world? It gnawed at me and I asked the Holy Spirit for help. It made me very anxious to think my son or daughter could … Continue reading →

God gave His command (to subdue the earth) to both Adam and Eve, not just to Adam. While “headship” rests with the man, the calling is to both people and neither are a second class citizen. Not at all. The calling is for both Adam and Eve as a couple… Both men and women were … Continue reading →

This post is in two parts It’s about the marriage not the wedding The power and purpose of manhood (and women) Some time back I distinctly felt God’s leading to go and read about manhood in the bookstore. I read “The power and purpose of manhood” by Miles Munroe. I have read aspects of it before. … Continue reading →

As I get closer and closer to having my own kids someday – no, I don’t have a wife or girlfriend – Im thinking about the world around me and processing what I see. Last night as we (friends) drove home from the awesome U2 concert, I saw young girls (14?) at the petrol service … Continue reading →

Seek God for a word for your future relationship – or your current relationship – and ask Him for a word for you two, or even for your family or children. And then believe that word. Believe as Abram did, not knowing where he was going, he set out. [Urged on] by faith Abraham, when … Continue reading →

This is a part of a series… Marriage Pt 3 – God’s vision for marriage Marriage Pt 2 – safe with each other Marriage Pt 1 – God is so good (OLD POST) Men, women, love and attraction (OLD POST) Creating deep intimacy (into-me-see) in relationships What does the dictionary say about intimacy? IntimacyIn”ti*ma*cy, n.; pl. Intimacies. [From … Continue reading →

I’ve heard time and again that women want men who smell nice and have clean teeth. But you know, every time I hear that, it’s told by a women who has been with a man who DOESN’T smell nice and have clean teeth. Funny thing… she went out with a man who wasn’t what she … Continue reading →

We in the west grow up with society telling us we men have to have good skin, great clothes and all these things to find a great partner for life. In my short career as a single man I have receive lots of advice on this issue and I’ve come to a few enormous discoveries. … Continue reading →

Sometimes, no matter how uncomfortable, we need to get to grips with what the bible tells us to do as husbands. Here is one that I’d rather figure out BEFORE I get married, rather than after. What God expects of me as a husband: THEREFORE BE imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], … Continue reading →

What do these verses mean? THEREFORE BE imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father] – Eph 5:1 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her – Eph 5:25 The bible says that when I am married, I am to be … Continue reading →

I’m reading an online book called “Get the ring” (get the CD on Amazon). In this quote the Rabbi is saying that we should look for four values in a potential partner. The first thing to watch for is: Core Values (or a higher commitment). The person should be fully committed to some objective moral … Continue reading →