Lions Don't Bow

What Does a Christian Man Look Like?

He guards his ground. He provides for his house. He stands when others kneel. He fights for what is true. He kneels for one King.

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The Masculinity Audit. Standing Your Ground. Full books, free.
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Sermon-length essays for men who want to think hard about hard things. Start with The Ahab Problem.
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A Wall of Names
Real men. Real names. The ancient Christian practice of telling the truth about good men, out loud. Nominate one.
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Short, direct writing on marriage, fatherhood, standing your ground, and theology of manhood.
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53 Studies — Browse: Identity & Mind Fatherhood Marriage Stress, Body & Sober Mind Suffering & Perseverance Brotherhood & Leadership Discipline & Calling Anger & Humility

Identity & Mind

Who God says you are. What goes into your head. The battle you cannot see.

8 Studies
BraveheartRomans 12:1-2
Run and Live. Or Die for Something.
Stop conforming. Start leading.
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OvercomerEphesians 2:10
Who Does God Say You Are
Your calling was prepared before you arrived.
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Talladega NightsJohn 8:32
That Voice in Your Head Is a Lie
Every man has a sentence someone installed in him early. Examine it.
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Hacksaw Ridge2 Corinthians 10:5
Take Every Thought Captive
The man who never examines what he believes is fighting unarmed.
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The ChosenRomans 12:2
What's Going Into Your Mind
Every hour consumed without discernment forms you.
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Coach CarterProverbs 4:7
Stop Pretending You Know Enough
The warrior who stops learning is fighting on outdated intelligence.
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The MatrixEphesians 6:12
The Battle You Can't See
The real fight is not against flesh and blood.
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We Were SoldiersNehemiah 4:9
Pray and Post a Guard
Pray and post a guard. Both. Not one or the other.
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Fatherhood

For the dad you are becoming. And the dad you didn't have.

7 Studies
Antwone FisherPsalm 27:10
When Your Father Wasn't There
The wound your father gave you is real. So is the Father who never left.
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Field of DreamsRomans 8:15
The Catch You Never Had
Hey Dad. You wanna have a catch? That sentence is what most men are still trying to say.
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Good Will HuntingIsaiah 49:15-16
It's Not Your Fault
The lie your dad installed when you were small was never the truth about you.
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InterstellarDeuteronomy 6:7
What Your Kids Will Remember
Faith transfer is a thousand ordinary moments, not one event.
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Sound of FreedomProverbs 31:8
Your Daughter Is Watching You
She's forming her picture of what she deserves from men. That's you.
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CourageousPsalm 46:10
Put the Phone Down
The man whose eyes are always somewhere else is haunting his home.
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CourageousMalachi 4:6
The Resolution
The resolution is made before the crisis. Not during.
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Marriage & Sexual Integrity

Loving her like Christ loved the church. Guarding what God gave you.

3 Studies
FireproofEphesians 5:25
Day 43
Christ loved the church before it was worthy. That's the standard.
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The SandlotJob 31:1
Make a Covenant With Your Eyes
Every woman looked at with lust is a daughter of God being reduced.
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Hacksaw Ridge1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee. Not Resist.
Joseph didn't negotiate his desire at the door. He fled.
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Stress, Body & Sober Mind

The science of what stress does to a man. And how a Christian steward resets the system God gave him.

8 Studies
Falling DownMatthew 11:28-30
The Silent Killer
Chronic sympathetic activation. Cortisol up. HRV down. The man you used to be, gone.
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Sober Mind1 Corinthians 6:12
The Numbing You Don't Notice
Marijuana and the endocannabinoid system. The thing that helps you sleep is teaching your body it cannot calm itself.
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Bridge of SpiesPsalm 23:1-3
Reset the Switch
Vagal tone. Breath. Cold. Walk. Sleep. The protocol your nervous system needs.
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Any Given SundayPhilippians 4:6
Stop Managing Stress. Transfer It.
Cast it. There's a difference between holding loosely and actually letting go.
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Rocky BalboaPsalm 127:2
The Warrior's Sleep
Rest is trust. The man who can't stop doesn't believe God holds the world without him.
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Facing the Giants1 Corinthians 6:19
Your Body Is a Weapon
You don't own your body. Steward it like it belongs to God.
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War RoomMatthew 6:17
When You Stop Eating and Start Praying
The battle is spiritual before it is practical.
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Chariots of FireExodus 20:8
One Day a Week That's Actually Holy
Remember the Sabbath. God opened with that word because He knew we'd forget.
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Suffering & Perseverance

Get back up. The hit you can take is the test you came to pass.

7 Studies
CreedRomans 5:3
Get Back Up
Suffering is not the end. It is the raw material.
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3002 Corinthians 12:9
When You Hit a Wall
God's power shows up where yours runs out.
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Cinderella ManIsaiah 40:31
Let Perseverance Finish Its Work
God's strength is available to the weary, not just the strong.
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The ShackJoel 2:25
God Restores What the Locusts Ate
God is not standing at a distance judging the wreckage. He's in the shack.
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Father StuJohn 8:36
Suffering Can Be Redemptive
Freedom is already purchased. Live in it.
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The ChosenPsalm 34:18
It's Okay to Grieve
Jesus wept. God is not uncomfortable with your tears.
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War RoomIsaiah 41:10
Don't Let Fear Make Your Decisions
Do not fear doesn't mean do not feel afraid. Move anyway.
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Brotherhood & Leadership

An isolated man is the most vulnerable version of a man. Pour into the man behind you.

8 Studies
Band of BrothersEcclesiastes 4:9
Brothers Don't Let Brothers Fight Alone
An isolated man is the most vulnerable version of a man.
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Tommy BoyHebrews 13:5
You Were Not Made for Isolation
Loneliness is not absence of people. It's absence of being known.
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Top Gun: Maverick2 Timothy 2:2
Pour Into the Man Behind You
The refusal to mentor is not humility. It is hoarding.
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American SniperPsalm 127:1
Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs
You are not the savior of your home. You are the steward.
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Top Gun: MaverickMark 10:44
Lead from the Front
Servant leadership is not a technique. It is the model of Christ.
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The PatriotMicah 6:8
Don't Just Vote. Show Up.
Act justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly. Those three contain everything.
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UnbrokenRomans 12:10
Honor the Image of God in People
Zamperini forgave men who tortured him because he received something larger.
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GladiatorProverbs 13:22
What We Do in Life Echoes in Eternity
Maximus lost everything except who he was. Most men have it backwards.
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Discipline & Calling

Show up every day. The meeting nobody is watching is still an offering.

9 Studies
RudyPhilippians 2:12
Show Up Every Day
Discipline is the fruit. Not the root.
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MiracleEphesians 5:16
The Inches You're Wasting
You don't have a time problem. You have a priority problem.
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Tommy BoyColossians 3:23
Whatever You Do, Do It for God
The meeting nobody is watching is still an offering.
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Band of BrothersLuke 14:28
Count the Cost Before You Build
Planning is not the opposite of faith. God works through prepared men.
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Lone SurvivorProverbs 22:3
Never Out of the Fight
The man who responds well in a crisis built it in the ordinary days.
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Remember the TitansEphesians 4:29
Words Either Build or Destroy
Your words are building something whether you intend it or not.
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The Ultimate GiftMatthew 6:33
What Is Money Actually For
Financial anxiety is a faith problem dressed as a math problem.
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Amazing Grace2 Corinthians 9:7
You Cannot Out-Give God
Generosity is not primarily financial. What are you giving?
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Cinderella Man1 Timothy 5:8
I Know What I'm Fighting For
Dignity is not what you have. It is what you do with what you have.
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Anger & Humility

Behind every explosion is a wound. Stop keeping the peace. Make it.

3 Studies
The ChosenEphesians 4:26
What's Under the Anger
Behind every explosion is a wound that was never addressed.
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Remember the TitansMatthew 5:23
Stop Keeping the Peace. Make It.
Unresolved conflict is a worship problem before it is a relational one.
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Hacksaw RidgePhilippians 2:3
Thinking of Yourself Less
Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It is thinking of yourself less.
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