What one word comes to mind when you think about God? Loving? All powerful? Gracious? Truth? God is many things all at once but a word not frequently used to describe God is RELATIONAL. In Jesus' final prayer to the Father about and for us he paints a picture of interwoven relationship that h...

God has a plan for your friendships. Do you know what that is? Seems silly but most men don't enter into things which could change the course of their lives dramatically without doing a little research first. But when it comes to the men closest to us we tend to have a "go with he flow mentali...

Masculine and intimacy are not a natural pairing of words.  And yet, survey after survey shows that the greatest need among men to combat isolation is closeness with a few other men.  If you follow Jesus, know THIS:  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are close.  The Bible represents our own relationsh...

No one disagrees with this simple fact: relationships are a risk- especially at the start. You can't know before the fact if they are gonna work out. At the same time, when your risk of connecting was rewarded with close, lifelong friendship you believe the risk we took was worth it! The sam...

Ever heard a friendship described as two people being "thick as thieves"?  It means they have secrets and experiences only they know about - they are bonded by unique history and events.  Their connection is THICK.  The fact of friendships is that the good ones cost you.  A price has been paid fo...

In the Star Wars meta-verse there is one saying you can count on when something intense or meaningful is going to take place. Do you know what it is? When one character in the resistance must leave or separate from another brother in the resistance to head out to battle the dark side, the one ...