Confession Builds Brotherhood

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Have pride, fear, or shame choked your friendships? I often say, “Build real friendships so you can open up.” Chris Harper at BETTERMAN ministry flips it well: “Open up so you can build real friendships.” Both are true. We can gain the…

Real Men Pick Each Other Up

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In my last blog, I talked about the importance of having your inner core group of deep Level 5 friendships. Part of that friendship is picking each other up. As Ecclesiastes puts it, “Two are better than one…If either falls down, one can…

How Many Close Friends Should You Have?

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You don’t need a deep friendship with every guy in your life—and that’s ok! At a recent MEN HUDDLE Huddle Captains Convene, we talked about how Level 5 Friendship isn’t a system to turn every friend into an intimately close friend. It’s…
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Biblical Advice for Dealing with Inconsistent Friends

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Friendships are meant to be a source of support, encouragement, and mutual growth. However, dealing with inconsistent friends can be a challenging and sometimes disheartening experience. Whether it’s unpredictability, unreliability, or a lack…
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What The Bible Says About Relationships and Health

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Our relationships have a profound impact on our overall health—physically, emotionally, and spiritually. The Bible offers wisdom on how we can cultivate healthy relationships that promote well-being in every aspect of our lives. Understanding…
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How To Build Better Friendships

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Friendships are a vital part of our lives, offering support, joy, and companionship. However, building and maintaining strong, meaningful friendships can sometimes be challenging. As Christians, we are called to build friendships that reflect…
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How to Build Friendships that Last

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No man is an island. No guy can go it alone no matter how strong and independent he feels. God created all humans in His image to be relational beings, designed to seek and nurture connection with others. The Bible teaches us about all the different…
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The Importance of Trust in Friendship

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Most guys don’t really like to talk about their feelings. Trust in their friendships usually falls into that category, too. But it’s worth talking about because trust is one of the most important aspects of maintaining a long, deep, mutually…
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Why it’s Important to Consistently Connect with Friends

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As a Dad, it’s easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of daily life—taking the kids to school, sporting events and birthday parties. When you get home and finish the chores, you spend as much time as you can connecting with your wife. Even…
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Making The Most Of Your Story

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How to Make the Most of Your Story Retreat Posted by Regi Campbell on March 12, 2024 The Story Retreat is one of the most important and crucial times your mentoring group will spend together. It will kickstart your mentoring group, allowing…
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Best Ways Of Removing Pride Biblically

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We guys have a pride issue and it crops up in all kinds of ways. Luckily, God offers grace when we give up our prideful ways and Jesus gives us the perfect example of how to give it up and learn the ways of removing pride. Our culture promotes…
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Why You Should Care About Friendship

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Why do I care about friendship? Because we are made and adopted by God to thrive in relationships with others. But that requires a tight team of intentional brothers, consistently connected Level 5 Friends. Today, men are being blitzed by father…
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The Epidemic of Loneliness: How Friends Solve the Problem

The Epidemic of Loneliness in the world is a serious problem. I'm going share how understanding the 5 Levels of Friendship can unlock depth in our relationships - ending loneliness for you. Here are all the levels together now: Level 1 –…
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Men’s Group Bible Study: 5 Tools to Help Along the Way

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At some point in your journey as a man, you realize that you can't do it alone. You need God for everything and for Jesus to show you the way. You also figure out, hopefully, sooner rather than later, that you need a men's group Bible study—a…

What does the best kind of friendship look like?

I've often talked about the friendship gap in men and how you can remove it in your life. Real friendship for guys seems to be at an all-time low. We need to overcome the isolating influences of our technology-shaped and individualistic society. Let’s…

Why Investing in Deep Friendships is Key to Your Manhood

Here's what I think: guys need to get shaken out of their routine. This packed, busy schedule of work, family, maybe a little tv or social media before you go to bed, doesn’t leave much, or any, time to connect with friends. When we open our…
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How to Be a Better Friend

There isn’t much in this world better than deep friendship. It gives us happiness, good times and good health. Being a better friend is not only about having fun together, it’s also about being there for the ups and downs, while providing…
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5 Challenges & Tips for the Middle-Aged Man with No Friends

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Anyone can suffer from loneliness. You might think of yourself as a middle-aged man with no friends and start to feel hopeless. But the truth is many men have a hard time making friends as an adult and feel like they're missing out on friendship. You…
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How to Take Your Friendships to the Highest Level

I know you’re busy. Most of us are. We have all sorts of stuff going. Some of us have a business phone full of too many emails and texts as well. Some of us are busy traveling. Most of us check a steady stream of social feeds—Instagram,…
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Why True Male FRIENDSHIPS are Needed Today

Men are going through a blitz right now—and they need male friendships to turn the obstacles into growth. For years, technology has been growing all around us, encroaching on our lives and building walls of isolation. It certainly didn’t…
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Signs of Self-Isolation and How to Stop It

A man can find himself in a season of self-isolation when he's without someone to turn to. Some men start self-isolating because they are afraid to be real and show people their insecurities, while others let pride raise them above the reproach…