A Good Kind Of Soreness

There’s something about the muscle soreness that i experience in the days immediately after running a half marathon that feels like a badge of honor. With…

Some Days It’s A Grind

The journey toward healed sexuality and living from a free heart is long. It requires patience and persistence. The journey is rewarding, however, and the lasting…

That ‘Bounce-The-Eyes’ Thing

Christian men have long tried various techniques to keep themselves out of trouble when it comes to sexual sin. Years ago, men’s accountability groups were all…

#Metoo, Part 2

The issues raised by the #metoo movement continue to reverberate in our culture. And for good reason. The trauma of sexual abuse, whatever form it takes,…

Porn Won’t Ease Your Burden

The masculine soul is burdened by tameness. The hearts of men need risk, adventure, and struggle. Men need to live in a world where something important…

Humiliation And Humility

Story is the language of the heart, according to John Eldredge. i am compelled to agree. If we are ever going to experience healing and wholeness…

Beauty And Battle

i looked up from the kitchen sink this morning just in time to see, out the window facing East, a most glorious sunrise. The low lying…

Me Too

“Me Too.” Two simple yet profound words that are blowing up social media. Two words that are blowing up people’s lives. Two words that are inviting…

Abundant Life?

There is a question that lingers in the heart of every Christian man who struggles with compulsive sexual behavior. It is a question that for some…

Grieving Hugh Hefner

i saw my first Playboy magazine when i was nine years old. That night changed my life, and not for the better. It wasn’t glamourous. It…