Ch 9 Mutual Affection “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection” Mutual affection? That does not sound manly… Read More »You’re Not a Man until…. Principles Real Men Live by Pt. 9
Ch 8 Godliness “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness” When you have added the previous five principles to your life godliness naturally… Read More »You’re Not a Man until…. Principles Real Men Live by Pt. 8
Ch 7 Perseverance “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance” Have you ever been in a situation that seemed impossible? Or a circumstance that was so difficult… Read More »You’re Not a Man until…. Principles Real Men Live by Pt. 7
Ch 6 Self-Control “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control” Something that “men” lack in great quantities today, is self control. Crazy spending habits, horrific porn addictions, alcohol abuse, violent outbursts,… Read More »You’re Not a Man until…. Principles Real Men Live by Pt. 6
Ch 5 Knowledge “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge”. Remember the old saying “girls go to college to get more knowledge; boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider”? That kind of knowledge is… Read More »You’re Not a Man until…. Principles Real Men Live by Pt. 5
Ch 4 Goodness “5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith, goodness”. What in the world is goodness? Are we not all good or at least we all try to be good? You should know that we are being judged… Read More »You’re Not a Man until…. Principles Real Men Live by Pt. 4
Ch 3 The Manly life Knowing when to begin to act like a man is useless until one knows how a real man acts. The responsibilities of a man vary across cultures and time. However, there are qualities of a real man that transcend all… Read More »You’re Not a Man until…. Principles Real Men Live by Pt. 3
Ch 2 Rites of passage Cultures throughout history have had rites of passage for boys to begin the transition into manhood. After the rite of passage has been performed the young men now know that they are expected to take on the responsibilities of a… Read More »You’re Not a Man until…. Principles Real Men Live by Pt. 2
Note from the Author When I began to write this book I thought I would focus on behavior modification. I naively dreamed that if we could change the way young men thought and behaved on a daily basis, their lives and their families lives would… Read More »You’re Not A Man Until… Principles Real Men Live By
I ventured back on my journey homeward. The path seemed longer and the day grew hotter without a traveling companion. I began to grow frustrated with my circumstances. I cried out to the God of the Bible I had been reading, asking Him why He… Read More »The Long Black Train Pt. 5