This blog is part of my continuing series on initiation. Please check out part one, which gives an introduction and talks about how we have to show boys that Life Is Hard “All I know is that there IS a God, and I’m not him.” – Author Unknown God Doesn’t Owe You Anything I […]
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Boys Need An Initiation: It Should Leave A Mark.
There’s something missing in many “guys” these days. An initiation. It’s a byproduct of a lot things: the failure or absence of fathers, and the false initiation of video games and high-school cliques to name a few. College doesn’t initiate, sports teams and fraternaties are a shadow of it, some gap years and mission trips […]
World Race Training & Initiation, part 2
…continuing yesterday’s blog on the World Race training for the men about to go on an 11-month mission trip… After the guys had done their symbolic “sanctification,” we set off on a hike up and down (mostly up) in the North Georgia mountains. While we were cruising along, the guys got to know each other […]
World Race Training and Initiation, part 1
I just got back from a week in Gainesville, Georgia–the headquarters of AIM and the location of the latest World Race training. I had an amazing time being ministered to and ministering to the members of the AIM family. I also got to hang out with some great men of God–Seth Barnes, Michael Hindes, Michael […]