365 Meditations for Men

365 Meditations for Men......Page 2
Introduction......Page 3
About the Authors......Page 5
1--REAL PRAYER FOR REAL MEN......Page 8
Do Real Men Really Pray?......Page 9
That Edge-of-Language Place......Page 10
The Voice in the Thunder......Page 11
Lifeless Idols or Living Power?......Page 12
Power to Lift the World......Page 13
Searching Power......Page 14
The Power of Worship......Page 15
What Makes a Man?......Page 16
Into Deep Places......Page 17
A Psalms for Sleepless Nights......Page 18
Guilty!......Page 19
God-Forsaken Prayer......Page 20
Crushed and Alone......Page 21
Honest-to-God Prayer......Page 22
Prayer as Positive Addiction......Page 23
Your Soul Home......Page 24
Prayer in the Passive Voice......Page 25
Facing Whatever Comes......Page 26
Prayer for the Workaholic......Page 27
A Place of Rest......Page 28
Sabbath Peace......Page 29
A Song for My Life......Page 30
Fullness of Joy......Page 31
Joy in the Morning......Page 32
A Song for the Eighth Inning......Page 33
Generation to Generation......Page 34
Days of Grace......Page 35
Like a Tree......Page 36
2--LIVING THE BALANCED LIFE......Page 37
A Balanced Life......Page 38
Don't Pray for Patience Unless You Mean It......Page 39
The Power of Laughter......Page 40
Persevere in Prayer......Page 41
Accentuate the Positive......Page 42
Keep Open to the Spirit......Page 43
The Courage to Be Yourself......Page 44
Hush, and Listen to the Spirit......Page 45
All Things Hold Together......Page 46
Will You Have the Soup or the Steak?......Page 47
First Things First......Page 48
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize......Page 49
With Sighs Too Deep for Words......Page 50
Sacred Spaces and Places......Page 51
The Spiritual Discipline of Waiting......Page 52
Calmness in the Midst of the Storm......Page 53
The Importance of Being a Team Player......Page 54
Refusing to Yield to Lesser Things......Page 55
In Praise of Kneeling......Page 56
First Be Reconciled......Page 57
One Step at a Time......Page 58
The Waterfall of God's Grace......Page 59
Life Is What We Make of the Interruptions......Page 60
Only God Can Make Death Beautiful......Page 61
Rooted and Grounded in Love......Page 62
To Love and Enjoy People......Page 63
Exercise for the Soul......Page 64
Knocked Down but Never Knocked Out......Page 65
3--BEING A MAN OF VISION......Page 66
Accepting Love......Page 67
Called to Give......Page 68
Expect the Holy Spirit......Page 69
Proclaim Your Faith......Page 70
You Are Not Alone......Page 71
God Is Your Refuge and Strength......Page 72
Called by God......Page 73
Confess Your Sin......Page 74
Trust in the Lord......Page 75
Ask for Direction......Page 76
Trust God's Working......Page 77
Thank God for the People in Your Life......Page 78
Destructive Passion......Page 79
Constructive Passion......Page 80
Saved from Fear......Page 81
No Excuses......Page 82
The Listening Ear......Page 83
The Still, Small Voice......Page 84
Struggle with Your Friend......Page 85
Take Along a Witness......Page 86
Hug Your Brother......Page 87
Be a Model......Page 88
What Do You See?......Page 89
Wait for the Vision......Page 90
Pray for Faith......Page 91
Live a Substantial Life......Page 92
Share Your Conviction......Page 93
“We Are Going to Win”......Page 94
4--OVERCOMING DISAPPOINTMENTS AND DIFFICULTIES......Page 95
Faith: For Overcoming, Not Avoiding......Page 96
Faith Means to Be Faithful......Page 97
Faith in the God Who Is Able......Page 98
Faith in the Justice of God......Page 99
Hope: God's Antidepressant......Page 100
Hope Makes Us Farsighted......Page 101
Hope and Grief......Page 102
It's Tough to Love......Page 103
Love Makes Us Tough......Page 104
Love Isn't Conditional......Page 105
Love--and Loving--Lifted Me......Page 106
No Quick Fixes......Page 107
Love Is Patient......Page 108
Waiting Patiently for Wholeness......Page 109
Openness in Love......Page 110
Open with God......Page 111
Openness with Friends......Page 112
Openness with Other Christians......Page 113
Persevering in Serving God......Page 114
Persevering in Helping Others......Page 115
Persevere in Overcoming Bad Habits......Page 116
Prayer: Preventive Spiritual Medicine......Page 117
Honest and Submissive Prayer......Page 118
A Spiritual Swiss Army Knife......Page 119
The Pressure of God's Hands......Page 120
Serving Is Healing......Page 121
Serving at Work......Page 122
Use Afflictions to Serve......Page 123
5--BEING A REAL CHRISTIAN......Page 124
The Spirit of Sacrifice......Page 125
Finding God in Unexpected Places......Page 126
When Troubles Come......Page 127
“I Shall Be There!”......Page 128
Is There Life After Stress?......Page 129
Best Friends......Page 130
God's Kinfolk......Page 131
Getting Involved......Page 132
Taking Up the Torch of Kindness......Page 133
You Can Soothe or You Can Seethe......Page 134
Justifying Our Existence......Page 135
Forgetting What Lies Behind......Page 136
Practice, Practice, Practice......Page 137
The Courage to Change......Page 138
“Outdo One Another in Showing Honor”......Page 139
Life Is Too Short for Littleness......Page 140
Seizing the Moment......Page 141
Remembering to Forget......Page 142
We Know Who Holds the Future......Page 143
Things Can Be Redeemed......Page 144
The Power of Your Influence......Page 145
The Fragrance of Life......Page 146
The Things Money Can't Buy......Page 148
“I Am Here”......Page 149
When Someone You Love Dies......Page 150
“The Least of These”......Page 151
Where Is Happiness to Be Found?......Page 152
Christianity Is a Lifestyle......Page 153
6--ON THE WAY TO CHRISTIAN MANHOOD......Page 154
Innocence Frees Us......Page 155
God Is Revealed in New Ways......Page 156
My Feelings Affect Others......Page 157
Fear Will Not Stop Me......Page 158
God Can Use Anything We Offer......Page 159
We See Differently with Eyes of Faith......Page 160
Transformation Is Always Possible......Page 161
God Surprises Us......Page 162
Take a Leap of Faith......Page 163
Creation Reveals the Creator......Page 164
Oppression Inhibits Expression......Page 165
Meeting People Where They Are......Page 166
My Agenda Is Not Always God's Agenda......Page 167
Fearless Love Can Open Doors......Page 168
Truth Liberates......Page 169
Don't Be Inhibited by Others' Opinions......Page 170
All of Life Is Sacred......Page 171
Love Overcomes Labels......Page 172
Courage Overcomes Fear......Page 173
Follow Your Passion......Page 174
A Little Faith Changes Things......Page 175
The Medium Is the Message......Page 176
Trust Your Intuition......Page 177
When You Need Love Most......Page 178
You Cannot Hide What Is Inside......Page 179
Say Yes Whenever Possible......Page 180
Rules Are to Help, Not to Hinder......Page 181
Generosity Is Joyful......Page 182
7--GETTING INTO GOD's WORD......Page 183
A Personal Testimony......Page 184
The Three-by-Five Rule......Page 185
Read with Reverence......Page 186
Holy Expectations......Page 187
Find That It's True......Page 188
Time Matters......Page 189
Put It to Use......Page 190
The Bible and the Sports Section......Page 191
The Bible and the Sports Section (II)......Page 192
The Bible and the Headlines......Page 193
The Bible and the Obituary Column......Page 194
The Bible and the Business Section......Page 195
The Bible and the Editorial Section......Page 196
The Bible and the Comic Pages......Page 197
The Bible in My Everyday: Walking......Page 198
The Bible in My Everyday: Sleeping......Page 199
The Bible in My Everyday: Dreaming......Page 200
The Bible in My Everyday: Eating......Page 201
The Bible in My Everyday: Working......Page 202
The Bible in My Everyday: Celebrating......Page 203
The Bible in My Everyday: Cleaning......Page 204
The Bible and Human Experience:Sickness......Page 205
The Bible and Human Experience: Success......Page 206
The Bible and Human Experience: Fear......Page 207
The Bible and Human Experience: Laughter......Page 208
The Bible and Human Experience: Friendship......Page 209
The Bible and Human Experience: Betrayal......Page 210
The Bible and Human Experience: Forgiveness......Page 211
8--LEARNING TO SEE MORE DEEPLY......Page 212
Learning to See More Deeply......Page 213
Being Touched Again by Christ......Page 214
Seeing the Face of God......Page 215
Hoping for What We Can't See......Page 216
Seeing the World as God Sees It......Page 217
Seeing Our Sin......Page 218
Seeing and Purity......Page 219
Learning to See the Logs......Page 220
Seeing the Lamb......Page 221
Seeing the Things on High......Page 222
The Evil We've Seen......Page 223
Seeing the Day......Page 224
Looking Up to the Hills......Page 225
Seeing God's Power to Save......Page 226
The Light in the Darkness......Page 227
Seeing Angels......Page 228
Rejoicing in the Human Things We See......Page 229
Seeing Is Believing......Page 230
Seeing the Past......Page 231
Seeing an Inspiration......Page 232
Seeing When We Can't See......Page 233
The Blessedness of Seeing God's Works......Page 234
Born to See......Page 235
Seeing More Than Meets the Eye......Page 236
Seeing the Way Back......Page 237
Seeing the Lord in Others......Page 238
Seeing the New Heaven and New Earth......Page 239
On Really Seeing God......Page 240
9--BEING GOD'S FAMILY MAN......Page 241
For Fathers......Page 242
Partners......Page 243
Parenthood......Page 244
Shared Time......Page 245
Offer Strength......Page 246
Reach Out......Page 247
Sharing Wealth......Page 248
Manhood......Page 249
Challenged to Excel......Page 250
It Is Well......Page 251
Marriage......Page 252
Servanthood......Page 253
Toward Wholeness......Page 254
Seniors......Page 255
The Power of Prayer......Page 256
Time Out......Page 257
P.T.A.......Page 258
The Challenge of a Blessing......Page 259
Medically Concerned......Page 260
When Faced with Death......Page 261
Something to Shout About......Page 262
Facing Temporary Failure......Page 263
Father of the Bride......Page 264
A Lesson to Be Taught......Page 265
When Marriages Don't Work......Page 266
A Single-Parent Father......Page 267
Save the Boys......Page 268
“I've Got It in Me”......Page 269
10--THE MAN IN THE GYROSCOPE......Page 270
The Man in the Gyroscope......Page 271
In His Image......Page 272
“I Had To Grow Up Fast”......Page 273
Honor Your Father and Your Mother......Page 274
Big Daddy......Page 275
Sins of the Father......Page 276
Mother, I Miss You......Page 277
The Chosen Ones......Page 278
Cain and Abel......Page 279
A Taxi for My Brother......Page 280
The Cousins......Page 281
Uncle Mike......Page 282
My First Bike......Page 283
The Matriarch......Page 284
The Right Path......Page 285
Immortality......Page 286
Life Isn't Fair......Page 287
Being One's Own Man......Page 288
The Spark......Page 289
Fools Rush In......Page 290
All in the Family......Page 291
The Good Life......Page 292
The Perfect Couple......Page 293
Starting Over......Page 294
The Luckiest Man Alive......Page 295
Who Is My Neighbor?......Page 296
The “Christian” Lawyer......Page 297
What Do You Believe About Jesus?......Page 298
11--MEN OF GOD......Page 299
In the Beginning......Page 300
You Are Very Special......Page 301
Man-Power......Page 302
God Will Take Care of You......Page 303
You Are Okay......Page 304
Reality Check......Page 305
You Are Not Alone......Page 306
What Does God Want?......Page 307
You Must Believe......Page 308
Why We Need Disciples......Page 309
A Better World......Page 310
Before You Can Lead......Page 311
Get in the Discussion......Page 312
Something to Do......Page 313
What Are You Going to Do?......Page 314
Born to Change......Page 315
Come Home......Page 316
Let Go and Let God......Page 317
Open Your Heart to God......Page 318
Faith Works......Page 319
Grace......Page 320
Let It Shine......Page 321
Stand Up for Jesus......Page 322
Start at Home......Page 323
They Need What We Have......Page 324
Come to Jesus......Page 325
Plenty of Men......Page 326
Work Together......Page 327
12--LEAVING HOME TO DISCOVER GOD'S BEST......Page 328
Caught Off Guard......Page 329
Family Matters......Page 330
Through the Shadows......Page 331
Expectations......Page 333
Sea Change......Page 334
Clean and Unclean......Page 335
Firm Foundations......Page 336
The Kingdom of the Cross......Page 337
Promised Land......Page 338
That We May Not Offend......Page 339
Peace with God......Page 340
Mountain of Shame......Page 341
The Last Parable......Page 342
Remember Me......Page 343
Betrayal!......Page 344
Light in the Darkness......Page 345
The Shadow of Death......Page 346
A Question of Authority......Page 347
Guilty Verdict......Page 348
Acceptable Losses......Page 349
Stumbling Toward Daybreak......Page 350
Doubters Welcome......Page 351
Identity Crisis......Page 352
A Promise for Those Far Off......Page 353
Victory in Jesus......Page 354
Holy Boldness......Page 355
Unchained......Page 356
Eyewitness Account......Page 357
13--A FEARLESS VISION......Page 358
The Need for a Vision......Page 359
A Heavenly Vision......Page 360
A Vision to Ordinary Men......Page 361
A Servant Vision......Page 362
The Vision Starts at Home......Page 363
A Long-Term Vision......Page 364
A Risky Vision......Page 365
Personal Risks......Page 366
Approaching Battle......Page 367
Prayer: The First Option......Page 368
Don't Be Afraid......Page 369
Fear of Confession......Page 370
Confess for Salvation......Page 371
No Spectators, Please......Page 372
Attracting Curiosity Seekers......Page 373
The Domino Effect......Page 374
Don't Be Afraid of Miracles......Page 375
Don't Be Afraid of Greatness......Page 376
Don't Be Afraid of Disgrace......Page 377
Don't Be Afraid of Enemies......Page 378
Don't Be Afraid of the Real Jesus......Page 379
Afraid of No Jesus......Page 380
It's God's Battle......Page 381
It's a Battle for Souls......Page 382
Stand Firm......Page 383
Sing Praises......Page 384
Real Leaders, Not Poll Takers......Page 385
Declare the Truth......Page 386
365 MEDITATIONS FOR MEN......Page 387