The Search for God and Guinness by Stephen Mansfield
While this book was highly informative from a historical standpoint, it was largely lacking on the “God” part.  Let me explain: I learned more about beer’s history, how it was made, and how it shaped culture than I had ever know.  I didn’t realize just how influential beer has been on the history of man.  I had no idea how closely beer and Christianity were tied.  I learned ab

How to Admit His Screw-ups
“A man should never have to teach himself _______” Yep.  I had to do this one today.  I let my mouth get the best of me on a friends blog, and he had to put me in check.  I’m glad he did.  I need that.  I need people in my life that care enough to put my butt in check now and then.  I saw how awful I had acted toward someone and had to quickly say that I was wrong.  Sometimes we screw up and know it, and sometimes we don’t even realize it.  David prayed to God to forgive him of his known sins, and to forgive the ones that he didn’t even realize he had committed.  We don’t often walk in enough humility to ask forgivene

Do They Even Use This Stuff There???

That Love > Hate
“A man should never have to teach himself _______” In asking my friends for topics to fill in that blank, I had one answer “love” and another answer “how NOT to hate”.  I’d like to wrap both of those into one and tackle the whole nasty thing.  I’m going to be very direct here.  VERY direct.  Fathers, if your son reaches adulthood and does not know what love really is then you have failed.  There, I said it.  What’s more is if he gets there and is full of hate.  You don’t get a second shot at this one.   You must teach your sons how to love, and how to BE loved.  You must make sure that

How to Meet the Needs of Others
“A man should never have to teach himself _______” This one just boils down to how selfish, or selfless the father is in his own life.  If dads are ultra selfish and do not show their sons what it means to be a giver and meet the needs of others, then the son may very well face neglect as a result of that very selfishness.  Today I had a man bring his 5 year old son to the Nehemiah House to give us a trunk full of turkeys and meat.  Though this little boy will likely never remember coming there, his dad has committed to teaching his son that life is about others.  He has made the decision to teach his son that people need help, and if you have t