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Real men don’t cry.
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I tell you, it is harder to grieve so deeply, mournfully, and respectfully, in tears, than to “suck it up” and just turn your mind away.

December 6th, 2008 | Tags: brokenness, manhood, relationship, strength, suffering | Category: Advanced, Clarifications, Featured, Quoted, Reflection | Comments (1)

Compared with the vast majority of guys, UWCCF guys are rather reflective, conscious and intentional in personal development. In men’s cell, in prayer meeting, in ministry and just casual talk, it isn’t unusual for the topic to come up. To be…

September 20th, 2008 | Tags: CCF, goodness, Leadership, manhood | Category: Reflection | Comments (8)

We are called to goodness not niceness.
That is not to say we aren’t also to be nice, but it is not so much the point. Too often general society–and Christians–mix up the two to their own detriment.
Biblically speaking the word “good” appears 614 times in the NIV, whereas “nice” appears… well not at all. Granted–this [...]

July 11th, 2008 | Tags: goodness, manhood, strength | Category: Advanced, Clarifications, Featured | Comments (2)

What beauty there is in the world. The Lord gives me such joy, simply looking around me, sitting here at Central Park of Santa Clara. Such beauty there is in the delicate stance of the geese. They stand in a row, on one foot, cleaning themselves. It is a curious sight from where I am–kneeling [...]

November 17th, 2007 | Tags: beauty, faith, inspiration, joy, manhood, solitude, truth | Category: Featured, Reflection, What's up | Comments (3)