Man Code entries are designed for parents or adults seeking to mold young boys into strong Christian men. Previous entries can be found here. “Walk with the wise and become wise,  for a companion of fools suffers harm.” Proverbs 13:20 Son, we’ve already talked once about the importance of your friendships, but friendships are so vital we’ll talk about times numerous times in the…

Andy Stanley recently preached a brilliant sermon where he talked about the absolute vitality of self-leadership. Leadership rightfully gets a ton of attention, but when we think of leadership we mostly think about leading others. Self-leadership (or the discipline of leading yourself) is vital because you are a part of every bad decision you’ve ever made.…

Man Code entries are designed for parents or adults seeking to mold young boys into strong Christian men. Previous entries can be found here. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. Matthew 16:25 Son, there’s a lie out there, a big fat lie that that is so accepted by so many people that it seems like…

We tend to carry around the hurt in our lives. We have lists of grievances against all those who hurt us, from the minor slights to the heart-breaking betrayals. If we fed into our worst selves, we could be engulfed in a tsunami of pain and misery just remembering all the hurt done to us…

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