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Featured Video Clip
Dad Life
Happy Father's Day! Enjoy this spoof video about what a Dad's Life is all about. HERE
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The Bird-Catching Pastor Video
A Bird-in-Hand is Worth...What?
Matt Carter is the Preaching Pastor at The Austin Stone Church in Austin, Texas, and the author of
The Real Win with Colt McCoy. In this amazing video Carter catches a bird mid-flight while hunting with friends. HERE
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Video Clip Bonus
It's Not About the Nail
"Don't try to fix it. I just need you to listen." Sound familiar? Every man has heard these words from his wife. When it comes to relationships, this video clip hits the nail on the head (so to speak). HERE
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Tullian Tchividjian
2012 Grace and Men Conference
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Tullian Tchividjian is the grandson of Billy Graham and the senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Here he speaks at the Grace and Men Conference at Perimeter Church on how he came to grasp a better understanding of the Gospel in his life. HERE
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How Can You Tell When God Is Really at Work?
by Ray Ortland
In The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God (1741), Jonathan Edwards pulled out of 1 John 4 the biblical indicators that God is at work, even if the people involved are complicating it with their own sins and eccentricities. And we do complicate it. In this life, the work of the gospel is never pure, always mixed. But we do not need to be stuck in analysis-paralysis. The true gold of grace is discernible, within all the mess, in four ways:
One, when our esteem of Jesus is being raised, so that we prize him more highly than all this world, God is at work.
Two, when we are moving away from Satan's interests, away from sin and worldly desires, God is at work.
Three, when we are believing, revering and devouring the Bible more and more, God is at work.
Four, and most importantly, when we love Jesus and one another more, delighting in him and in one another, God is at work.
Satan not only wouldn't produce such things, he couldn't produce them, so opposite are these from his nature and purposes.
These simple and obvious evidences of grace are sure signs that God is at work, even with the imperfections we inevitably introduce.
If we hold out for perfection, we will wait until we are with the Lord. True discernment keeps our eyes peeled for fraudulence but also unleashes us, and even requires us, to rejoice wherever we see the Lord at work right now.
Don't turn away because of the non-gold; prize the gold. Defend it. Rejoice over it. God is giving it.
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Join Us for Father's Day Simulcast June 14
A unique simulcast by LifeWay and Fatherhood CoMission will be broadcast at 7:00 pm June 14. The evening will feature Alex and Stephen Kendrick, Dennis Rainey, Sammy Rodriguez, Tommy and Bobby Bowden, comedian Michael Jr., and more. It's an ideal way to be equipped and encouraged as a dad and to champion fatherhood in your church or men's small group. For more info on how to sign-up, HERE  There are many good books out there about fatherhood. One to check out is What Every Man Wishes His Father Had Told Him by Byron Yawn. Yawn shows readers how manhood is depicted in the Bible and how real solutions for every challenge of manhood and fatherhood can be found in the person of Jesus Christ. Discover the masculinity that pleases God, enriches marriages, and makes fatherhood the most rewarding occupation you'll ever know.
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Dispatches from the Front Lines...
How to Survive the Cultural Crisis: Seven Principles for Surviving the Very Real Cultural Shifts We're Presently Enduring - HEREThe Boy Scouts of America - BSA Has Voted to Allow Homosexual Members. Why Does That Matter? - HEREThe Tale of Two Athletes - NBA Player Jason Collins Is Praised for His Homosexuality. Tim Tebow Is Panned and Controversial for No Other Reason Than He's a Strong Christian - HEREFallen Pastors and the Lessons Every Man Needs to Learn from their Moral Failures - HEREServing Without Sinking by John Hindley is new must-read book that will seriously challenge you to examine your motivations for serving - HEREYour Sin Battle - Why an Isolated Man Is a Vulnerable Man - HERE"Seven Men and the Secret of Their Greatness" - A New Book by Eric Metaxes for Men of All Ages About Where Greatness Comes From - HERETen Ways to Fight Like a Christian - HERE |
National Men's Conference Coming to Area
WACMM will host the annual leadership conference of the National Coalition of Ministries to Men (NCMM), which is the largest non-denominational, non-profit organization in the country serving Christian men.
This year's conference will be September 16-18 at the National Church of God in Oxon Hill MD. Speakers include Jerry Boykin USA Ret and Executive Vice President, Family Research Council and Rod Hairston, Sr. Pastor, Messiah Community Church and chaplain of the Super Bowl champions Baltimore Ravens. There will be a special discussion panel of prominent area pastors and equipping workshops on men's issues and ministering to men. For more info, contact Dave Brown - dave@wacmm.org
NCMM's membership includes individual churches, church denominations, parachurch organizations, men's ministries and Christian publishers and resource producers from across the country.
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Duck Dynasty's Jase Robertson at OCU
Jase Robertson from A &E's Duck Dynasty climbed into the pond on the campus of Oklahoma Christian University (OCU) for a video interview with OCU's president John deSteiguer. In the interview, Jase talks about God, family, ducks, and much more! Jase visited Oklahoma Christian to speak to a standing-room-only crowd of more than 2,500 people at OC's Chapel service. Duck Dynasty is the most-watched program in A&E's history and one of the most popular shows on cable TV. HERE
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Only the Gospel Can Redeem Your Manhood
Pastor Eric Mason has written one of the most important books for men in recent years: "Manhood Restored: How the Gospel Makes Men Whole". He writes that the earthly crisis within manhood will be there until Jesus returns, but in Christ men are pointed toward the gospel as the vision for renewal. Manhood Restored combines theological depth with practical insights, putting men in step with a gospel-centered manhood that will enrich every facet of their lives. Mason sets Jesus as the true standard of biblical manhood, looking to his perfect example to redeem and restore a man's life in the areas of sexuality, home, and work. Check out this interview of Eric by Trevin Wax of LifeWay. HERE
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An Isolated Man Is a Vulnerable Man
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor who resisted Hitler and was martyred for his faith, wrote about our battle with sin in the following quote from his excellent book Life Together: "Sin demands to have a man by himself. It withdraws him from the community. The more isolated a person is, the more destructive will be the power of sin over him, and the more deeply he becomes involved in it, the more disastrous is his isolation". READ MORE
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Jackie Robinson Had Guts Not to Fight Back
We may have been told the story of Jackie Robinson, but we weren't told the story behind the story. It is a compelling narrative known by relatively few Americans: Jackie Robinson's heroism is a deeply Christian and gospel-picturing story. Released several weeks ago, 42: The Jackie Robinson Story (so-called for his uniform number, which is now retired forever from use by Major League Baseball) reveals some of the Christian context and gospel-centric nature of Robinson's biography as seen through the lens of his 1947 rookie season. READ MORE
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WACMM Men's Conference Recordings
You can still purchase MP3 recordings of any or all of the 20 sessions at our recent sell-out Iron Sharpens Iron Men's Conference. You can hear the remarkably powerful talks by Dr. Tony Evans  and Jeff Kemp and the 16 other men's sessions. You can contact our ministry partner Brett Tignor's website HERE. If you or a friend want to keep up with our future conference plans and other WACMM events, get on our mailing list at www.wacmm.org
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Dave
Dave Brown Director and Pastor-at-Large Chairman, Foundation for Manhood 10309 Freeman Place Kensington MD 20895 240.447.1363 dave@wacmm.org
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