The Relationship Talk
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The Relationship Talk

Part 1 of the Loneliness Series We’ve talked about loneliness before, and I’d like to think the issue was isolated to the pandemic. Unfortunately, it’s just not the case.   We don’t love to talk about relationships, do we guys? We are conscious of how we use that word, steering intentionally away from it sometimes. We’ve...

Be the Church the Next Generation is Looking For
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Be the Church the Next Generation is Looking For

Part 4 of the Worldview Series When was the last time you had a good sit-down talk with someone about ecclesiology?  As we Build Up Our Grads, finding a great church will play a vital role in their Christian walk and growth, so they need to be equipped with a great theology on church and...

4 Ways to Talk With Our Kids About Biblical Sexuality
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4 Ways to Talk With Our Kids About Biblical Sexuality

Part 3 of the Worldview Series In pursuit of a biblical worldview, we have to face tough topics. Few issues in recent days have received as much attention, positive or negative, as that of the LGBTQIA+ movement. Do you know what all those letters and symbols stand for? Even if you don’t, your kids probably...

Bible vs. TikTok
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Bible vs. TikTok

Part 2 of the Worldview Series In the war of Bible vs. Social Media, who is winning?   The U.S. Surgeon General published a 2023 advisory on the harms of social media. In Social Media and Youth Mental Health, they report “an urgent public health issue” and a “significant” health challenge that “requires the nation’s immediate...

Build Up Your Grads
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Build Up Your Grads

Part 1 of the Worldview Series Rooted and Built Up “More than half of all Christian teens and twentysomethings leave active involvement in church,” according to David Kinnaman, author of You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church . . . and Rethinking Faith. It’s a devastating statistic, but we can be encouraged that...

Manhood, Domination, and Battle – Does Masculinity Matter in 2023?
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Manhood, Domination, and Battle – Does Masculinity Matter in 2023?

Masculinity was so last century.  It’s antiquated to talk about manhood.   Should discussing manhood as biblical even matter to the church in 2023?  Let me give you a resounding yes. It matters now as it has always mattered, and that’s why Noble Warriors continues to move forward with initiatives like The Noble Man, a one-day...

Gaming: The Good, the Bad, and the Redeemed
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Gaming: The Good, the Bad, and the Redeemed

“Half of American gamers report missing sleep in order to play. A third have missed meals, and a quarter have skipped showers. More than 10 percent have missed work because of games.”   Read or Listen to Zylstra’s deep and winding message, Gaming Alone: Helping the Generation of Young Men Captivated and Isolated by Video Games,...

What If My Kids are Angry with God? 
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What If My Kids are Angry with God? 

You Can Be the Answer to Another Dad’s Prayer  As we stood together in the parking deck of the children’s hospital, my arm around his shoulder, tears streaming down our faces, it struck me that we need to be the answer to another dad’s prayer!  Living in a hospital is like living in a time...

Keep the Fathering in Grandfathering
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Keep the Fathering in Grandfathering

Recently I was asked about recommendations for resources on grandfathering.   There are some great ones out there, and I’ll pass a few on below. But right now, I am living a reality that has brought new light to a key facet of grandfathering as well as discipleship.  Many of you have been praying for our...

Effective Intergenerational Discipleship: A Pastor’s Perspective 
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Effective Intergenerational Discipleship: A Pastor’s Perspective 

Part 3 of the BE AN AMBASSADOR Series. As 2022 comes to a close, we want you to know the difference your giving makes. Through our Titus 2 MENtoring initiative, we come alongside pastors in their work of ministering week-in and week-out to their men, and we praise God for our supporters’ prayers and financial...