In Christ Jesus, There's Nothing to Prove, Nothing to Lose and Nothing to Hide

Don't Waste Your Fathering

Graciously, our heavenly Father shares the wonder of his fatherhood with us men. To be a father, therefore, is a sacred privilege and a high calling.

Unique to the Bible is the vision of the one God as the Trinity—God the rejoicing Father, God the obedient Son, and God the loving Spirit as the Presence between the Father and the Son. It is amazing but not surprising, then, that such a God would create us fathers on earth to embody something of his glorious fatherhood above.



That glorious God also chose to become our Father, lovingly adopting us as his own children forever (1 John 3:1). Tim Keller helps us understand how wonderful it is to have God as our Father: “The only person who dares wake up a king at 3 a.m. for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access.”

And this astonishing right of entry into the presence of God is not a minor emphasis in the gospel. It is the heart of the message. As J. I. Packer observes, “To those who are Christ’s, the holy God is a loving Father; they belong to his family; they may approach him without fear and always be sure of his fatherly concern and care. This is the heart of the New Testament message.” READ MORE

Note About Video Clips

Most of the video clips we share these days have an opening sponsor. Most give you a link to skip the promo after a few seconds. Thanks for understanding! Enjoy!

Dads and the "Dad-isms We Love

Check out these tributes from kids of all ages to their fathers. It’ll make you chuckle, smile, and perhaps bring back memories and appreciation for your dad. HERE

Grand Dads Are Great!

Check out what happens with these grand kids when the grandparents come to visit and see who’s gets the attention - It's hilarious...showing grandpas really count HERE

Michael Jr. Gives Job Interview Advice

What’s your most memorable job interview? Have you ever been on a job interview when you decide you don’t want to work there. Michael Jr. advises don’t just leave; have fun with it HERE

Why "Little Derek" Lost to Team Jesus

Check out this spoof video of "Little Derek" explaining how his basketball team lost to a Christian home school team because they cheated by having Jesus on their team HERE

Newlyweds as Soul Mates

Tim Hawkins describes how newlyweds often brag about how great their marriages are because they’ve got everything figured out. Check it out HERE

"Don't Buy Stuff"

Saturday Night Live spoofs the commercials of clueless couples in deep financial debt and trying to figure out how they got there and how to get out. Enter a book author who gives them some pretty simple advice HERE

PUT THESE IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE 'EM

“While others are congratulating themselves, I have to sit humbly at the foot of the cross and marvel that I’m saved at all.” – Charles Spurgeon

“…we cannot receive what God has to give when our fists are clenched and our eyes shut, concentrating on our own moral exertion. We need to open up our fists and our eyes and lift both heavenward to receive his love.” —Dane Ortlund

“The world will ask who you are, and if you do not know, the world will tell you.” - Carl Jung

“The Church must not court the world. It must be the conscience of the world.” - Brandon Scalf

“If we don’t understand how seriously ill we are, we don’t pursue the remedy with the required diligence. If we are slightly ill, we take an aspirin. If we are dying, we passionately pursue a cure. The cure is not forced on us; it is offered to us.” - William Wilberforce

“Weakness, with acknowledgement of it, is the fittest seat and subject for God to perfect His strength in; for consciousness of our infirmities drives us out of ourselves to Him in whom our strength lies.” - Richard Sibbes

“Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.” - Napoleon Bonaparte

“Salvation is not a reward for the righteous, but it is a gift for the guilty.” - Steven Lawson

“The greatest evils in the world will not be carried out by men with guns, but by men in suits sitting behind desks.” - C.S. Lewis

“It is amazing to me that [we] really have so very little to say about the cause and cure of a moral condition that poisons nearly every family and every circle of friends. There is hardly [anyone] who has anything to say about it that is half so illuminating as the literal exactitude of the old maxim of the priest: that pride is from hell.” - G.K Chesterton

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Thinking About Courageous Fatherhood

The movie The Magnificent Seven subverts the message of the classic Western. The seven gunslingers confess that they are rootless loners—that they have no wife, no children, no home. But in an unexpected twist, the movie does not glorify them. At one point, a group of village boys accuse their own fathers of being cowards, but immediately one of the gunslingers (played by Charles Bronson) chastises them sternly:

“Don't you ever say that again about your fathers, because they are not cowards. You think I am brave because I carry a gun; well, your fathers are much braver because they carry responsibility, for you, your brothers, your sisters, and your mothers… I have never had this kind of courage.”

Christianity calls men to develop “this kind of courage.” The way to achieve godly manhood is not to escape responsibility but to embrace it. To carry responsibility for others is a task that requires the full scope of manly virtues—from mastery and enterprise to care and tenderness.

Observing 80th Anniversary of D-Day and Remembering "Already but Not Yet"

Jesus triumphed over the devil on the Cross. And yet Satan is still wreaking havoc on planet earth. So how can Satan be defeated and yet still be stealing, killing, and destroying? 

This June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day - the day that the Allies established a beachhead on the European mainland in Normandy, France. War historians say at that point — when D-Day was successful — the Allies won the war. The moment they established that beachhead they broke the back of the Germans. These historians say that the Allies won the war — in principle — on D-Day. On June 6, 1944. 

But the Allies victory was not fully realized until VE-Day, which stands for “Victory in Europe” and that took place 11 months later on May 8, 1945. READ MORE

What is the Heart of the Gospel?

In this one-minute video clip, Pastor John MacArthur succinctly explains the gospel to actor Kirk Cameron using fifteen words of hope found in 2 Corinthians 5:21. Check it out HERE

The Deceit, Deception of June "Pride Month"

“Pride leads to every other vice. Pride is the complete anti-God state of mind. Pride ultimately leads all who embrace it to declare, ‘I am it. I am the universe. I am your God." - C.S. Lewis

This month we will see it everywhere. It will be pervasive. The rainbow’s ever-increasing colors will be inescapable. We will see it in the news. We’ll see it at Target. We’ll see it in Walmart. We’ll see it in our public parks and at our schools. We’ll see it in our theaters. We’ll see it on T-shirts, umbrellas, bumper stickers, and even at our churches.

Any nation that devotes an entire month to glorifying pride is one teetering on the edge of disaster. We now stand divided rather than united because of our arrogance, our hubris, our defiance, our pride. As Pogo stated in 1970, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”



As you watch the daily news — news of antisemitism and racial disdain, news of colleges collapsing under the weight of their ideological nihilism, news of our borders being invaded because we no longer have borders, news of lawfare under the guise of law, news of men pretending to be women and women pretending not to care — remember that this is not a time to be proud of who we are but to be humiliated by what we have become .READ MORE

Related commentaries:

How America Changed Its Mind on Gay Marriage HERE

What is Sexual Orientation? HERE

The Legacy of Dr. Randy Newman (1956-2024)

Our friend and ministry colleague Dr. Randy Newman passed away on May 23, 2024, from heart complications, surrounded by family.

There will be a public memorial service on Saturday, July 13th at 1:00pm ET at McLean Presbyterian Church in McLean, VA.

Highlights of Randy's writings and recordings from the vibrant ministry are available HERE

Links to Randy's seven books, including Questioning Evangelism HERE

Jesus Christ: Our Great Warrior Savior

A powerful new book by our friend and partner in the gospel Dr. Owen Strachan turns our gaze to the biblical Jesus—the greater David, a mighty king who comes in the power of God to save sinners and destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8).

The true Jesus is the most fascinating and significant person in all history: he is Lamb and Lion, the tender warrior, gentle and ferocious, divine yet a humble servant. All these graces bear down on one moment in time: the cross.

The Warrior Savior brings together strands of doctrine that undergird and explain the rescue work of Christ. Throughout the book, Dr. Strachan weaves in rich devotional and spiritual commentary, focusing on the love of God as the chief message of the cross of Christ. The result is a vivid, dramatic, and inspiring study of the most important event ever to occur in the cosmos. We highly recommend it. HERE

** You may also want to check out Owen's latest work on men and manhood The War on Men and Why Society Hates Them and Why We Need Them HERE

"A cheerful heart is good medicine" Prov 17:22

Brothers,

Once again we're grateful to share resources with you in this monthly newsletter. WACMM remains one of the leading curators of men's news and information. We are always delighted to hear your comments, suggestions and critiques.

Blessings to all you fathers and aspiring fathers-to-be, and you granddads! May the Lord enable you to love and lead well, leaving a God-besotted legacy to your children!

Locking Arms Together for the Sake of the Gospel,

Dave

Dave Brown

Director and Pastor-at-Large

Washington Area Coalition of Men's Ministries (WACMM)

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