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5 Easy Ways to Develop Daily Gospel-Centered Habits
By Greg Gibson Monday, May 11, 2015 —————- Can you say you are truly satisfied with the way you live, or the habits you have formed? If we’re honest, most of us can’t answer that question with a...
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4 Thoughts for Young Men on Preparing for Marriage
By Greg Gibson Monday, June 22, 2015 —————- If we are going to be risky and bold in our pursuit of King Jesus, then we must be intentional about preparing the next generation for marriage. Courage...
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BUILDING A MARRIAGE CULTURE | Husbands, Love Your Wives
By Gavin Peacock Monday, June 30, 2015 In a world where same-sex marriage is now legal in all 50 states, how should men continue to stand firm on marriage? We stand firm, as men, by pursuing our...
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BUILDING A MARRIAGE CULTURE | Fathers, Love Your Children
By Grant Castleberry Tuesday, July 1, 2015 In a world where same-sex marriage is now legal in all 50 states, how should men continue to stand firm on marriage? We stand firm, as men, by pursuing our...
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Victory Over the Fear of Man
By Philip Thompson A conversation on how the fear of man stems from a lack of trust in God. By looking at the life, leadership, and character of Gideon, we see how the fear of man can be overcome...
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Will You Go Out With Me? Rules for Biblical Dating
By Jason Dees February 2, 2015 Many of us date poorly. A high view of true, biblical manhood and womanhood leads us to a high view of dating. May we date well, intentionally, and for the glory of...
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A Discussion on “Submission” from Eph. 5
By Matthew Sims March 17, 2015 If we’re going to think properly about submission within marriage, we need to think about it within the context of the sacrificial love for Jesus. ————– “Only if...
View ArticleThe USMC Sought to Protect Women, Now Forced to Endanger Them
On December 3rd, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced the inevitable: that women would be allowed to enter into combat specialty roles, which they had previously been denied. I say inevitable,...
View Article5 Key Ways to Cultivating Biblical Manhood in Your Church
Perhaps no one has more assiduously—and gleefully—documented the disappearance of men than Hanna Rosin. In her 2010 book, The End of Men, and in subsequent articles, Rosin has traced the disappearance...
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The Meaning of Mundane Work
By Mathew B. Sims In life, we spend a great percentage of our waking ours working. And, if we’re honest with ourselves, we often find ourselves either feeling two ways concerning our work—idolatry...
View ArticleMANHOOD 101: Courage
By Rusty McKie Courage is always defined by context. This is why stories of courage inspire us more than definitions. Story is where we live. The man who has been through war defines courage by the...
View Article10 Ways to Exercise Christlike Headship
by Owen Strachan Few words are more invested with meaning than the term “headship.” It’s a Christological and theological term that is grounded in Ephesians 5:23, which reads “For the husband is the...
View ArticleMANHOOD 101: Marriage
By Whitney Clayton The greatest season of the year is upon us. Helmets are in full bloom, the sound of human collisions will soon fill the air, and pot-bellied men everywhere will celebrate the...
View ArticleThe Gospel and 14-Hour Workdays
By Nick Abraham Yesterday I was at work for 14 hours. That is not a common occurrence in my job thankfully, but it made for a really long day. Among the realities of a day like that are that I didn’t...
View ArticleMANHOOD 101: Provision
By David Sons The call upon the man to provide is rooted deep in the beginning of all things. In Genesis chapter 2, God gives Adam the creation mandate, namely to fill the earth, subdue it, have...
View ArticleMANHOOD 101: Protection
By Ryan Rindels That men fulfill their role as protector of their family and community is intuitive to such a degree that we assume it will happen. When it doesn’t, the world takes notice. General...
View ArticleChrist is All and in All: Insights from a Forgotten Baptist Pastor
By Stephen Yuille Thomas Wilcox (1622–1687) was the pastor of a small Baptist church in the city of London. For whatever reason, few details of his life have been preserved for us. There’s no funeral...
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MANHOOD 101: Leadership
By Grant Castleberry Within the past thirty years, the idea of leadership has been pushed to the forefront of our thinking like it never has before. Andrew Wilson recently noted the enormity of the...
View ArticleMANHOOD 101: Making Decisions
By Tim Sweetman The irony of writing an article on decision-making is not lost on me. As an incredibly young man, the amount of tough calls and life altering decisions I’ve made is laughable....
View ArticleAdvice to Guys Who Want to Date My Daughters (From a Father That’s Been There)
By Chap Bettis This is an open letter to young men out there. All types of young men: my twenty-one-year-old son, young men in my church, and more particularly—young men who would like to date my...
View ArticleMANHOOD 101: Redeeming the Time
By Joey Cochran Squandering time is an everyday affair for most men. Quite honestly we obsess over distraction. We’ll get lost in Reddit, YouTube, and Twitter. Sports statistics at ESPN, crazy car...
View ArticleMANHOOD 101: Rest
By Dave Jenkins One of the most frequent questions I receive when I attend conferences and meet with people is, “How do you produce so much content?” My typical response is that I discipline myself...
View ArticleMANHOOD 101 Recap
Over the months of September and October, we have posted several articles here at Manual in a series called, “MANHOOD 101.” This series has been our attempt to simply what we think are the marks—if we...
View ArticleThe 12 Marks of a Biblical Man
As an exclamation point to our series, Manhood 101, I want to list out what I think are the 12 Marks of healthy and true manhood. As men, the application of these 12 Marks are critical to our...
View ArticleManhood & Theology | A Primer
We are excited to start a new series at Manual “Manhood & Theology.” Over the next weeks, we will examine how essential doctrines of the Christian faith should transform our vision for biblical...
View ArticleManhood & Theology | Work
By Nick Abraham As Christians, we can so easily compartmentalize our lives and divide things into categories like church, work, and family. Instead of our faith in Christ being sovereign over and...
View ArticleOrganic Catechizing
BY JOSHUA TORREY I worked on a Catechism for the church at which my family served. This Baptistic Catechism is a derivative of multiple Presybterian Confessions. Some days it pained me more than others...
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Manhood & Theology | Grace
By Ethan A. Smith My friend, Matt, told me the story of how he was officiating the wedding of a friend, and the bride had been crying throughout the ceremony and reception. So Matt asked the groom’s...
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BOOK REVIEW | Beat God to the Punch, by Eric Mason
Eric Mason. Beat God to the Punch: Because Jesus Demands Your Life. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing, 2014. 108 pp. $12.99. By Mathew B. Sims Eric Mason’s Beat God to the Punch is “about the punch...
View ArticleManhood & Theology | Predestination
By Jeff Medders Power Over Porn Predestination conquers pornography. Or, as I heard John Piper once say, “Theology can conquer biology.” Because we know God, we can “abstain from sexual immorality,”...
View ArticleManhood & Theology | Exegesis
By Joey Cochran Men are leaders. As leaders they need to be exceptional exegetes, because exegesis is at the heart of leadership. According to the Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the...
View ArticleA Guide for Making Wise Decisions
By Greg Gibson As men, we must begin to cultivate the ability to make good decisions that have long-term effects rather quickly. As leaders we must have the ability to do this well. Leaders often...
View ArticleManhood & Theology | The Cross
By John Coakley, Jr. As men, we all wear a variety of hats and titles in life. Many of us are husbands and fathers, church members and church leaders, and various other titles that we hold within our...
View ArticleA Word About Men and Marriage
By Jason Garwood Gentlemen: You are not boys. Women are not objects. Christ is most assuredly King. I’ve noticed a trend in young men who relinquish their God-given role as spiritual leaders in their...
View ArticleManhood & Theology | Incarnation
By Dr. Charles Barrett John Owen wrote that the Person of Christ is the best, the most noble, useful, and beneficial object that we can be conversant about in our thoughts, or cling to in our...
View ArticleManhood & Theology | Resurrection
By Nick Batzig What do men need for there to be real and lasting change in their lives? What is the secret to real manhood? What does it take for a young man to stop living foolishly, to start thinking...
View ArticleManhood & Theology | Ascension
By Mathew B. Sims The ascension is often the broken wheel on the gospel wagon. If you visit your local Christian bookstore, you’ll often find lots of books on the cross or resurrection, but you’ll find...
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Manhood & Theology | New Creation
By Greg Gibson This has been a great series here at Manual, and it is my attempt to now put an exclamation point on this series. Most often, we think of manhood in terms of holistic approaches and...
View ArticleThe Busy American Man
By Rusty Mckie In my great city of Chattanooga, TN, I regularly see men escaping into the woods. Just outside the city, you’ll see older men traversing the John Muir trail only to wade into a lively...
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4 Types of Communication for Our Homes
By Mathew B. Sims Good leadership requires clear communication. Can you imagine a general leading his troops into battle and not giving them clear marching orders? Or the plan of attack? Or intel that...
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Jesus Is Better Than Season Envy
By Mathew B. Sims SINGLE LIFE AIN’T ALL FUN AND GAMES We sat across the table to eat and chat. We hadn’t met together in a few months. My wife and his talked about designing their homes, what’s new...
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Calling Men to Meekness
By Zach Barnhart The English language is one of, if not the most, complicated languages in the world, but not because there is a word for every emotion or feeling. Our language tends to do an injustice...
View ArticleTimely Advice for Young Men (by a young man)
By Cody Glen Barnhart Most people wouldn’t call me a man. I’m about to be nineteen, so the government sure seems to think I’m man enough to vote or join the military. I also pay taxes, and though I...
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On Earth Peace Goodwill Towards Men
By Mathew B. Sims For many the holidays are a time of joy and merry-making with family and friends. We all have our own traditions. My family enjoys going to the local science center to view the...
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15 Ways to Read More in 2015
By Mathew B. Sims “When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments” (2 Timothy 4:13). Paul is old. He’s locked up, but he still asks...
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WORK | How Our Work Fits Into the Story
By Greg Gilbert and Sebastian Traeger In life, we spend a great percentage of our waking ours working. And, if we’re honest with ourselves, we often find ourselves either feeling two ways concerning...
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Understanding Headship For Blended Families
By Mark Singleton Not every family is happy-go-lucky 1950’s, white picket fence wielding Cleavers. Many of us come from and have homes that aren’t perfect. This is the reality for blended families. It...
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WORK | How Should I Choose a Job?
By Greg Gibson In life, we spend a great percentage of our waking ours working. And, if we’re honest with ourselves, we often find ourselves either feeling two ways concerning our work—idolatry or...
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Should Husbands Make More Money than Wives?
By Ryan Rindels In life, we spend a great percentage of our waking ours working. And, if we’re honest with ourselves, we often find ourselves either feeling two ways concerning our work—idolatry or...
View ArticleAn Interview with Heath Lambert on FBC Jax’s Biblical Sexuality Statement
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