The college years are PRIME TIME for a guy to spread his wings and begin to discover who he is, who he wants to be, who he will follow, and how he will lead. What could happen if we intentionally created an environment where college men could experience manhood as God intended it to be?

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What is it that every son wants and needs from his father? It’s important to understand the answer to this question because it not only helps us understand and process the relationship we had with our fathers, but it also helps guide us in our relationship with our sons. There are five things that are essential for a healthy father and son relationship.

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Redeemed is an up-to-the-minute story for most of these men. As the message connected with their hearts, the crowd naturally moved from the sidelines to center court, first hugging each other, then kneeling as they sang and wept and prayed. Many of these inmates experience more freedom behind bars than some men do in the free world.

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She slammed the back of her left hand against the driver-side window with a long, skinny, middle finger standing furiously at attention. A sharpened fingernail added an extra angry inch to the salute. All that was for me…

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God's grace is thick and tangible in this place. Men who would likely be at odds with each other on the outside now call each other brother. Many who entered this prison to serve time are now serving Jesus and loving others. We could see it in their eyes and feel it in their smiles as it resonated in our hearts. It was truly remarkable and compelling.

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I was raised by a single mom who did the best she could, but I didn't have any man to teach me what manhood really is. At the age of 16, I was sentenced to serve a life sentence by the same judge who gave my father a life sentence. In my 25 years of incarceration the Lord has been bringing me into his purpose for my life.

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Authentic Manhood has really grown me up and helped me understand what manhood is supposed to be. Boy, did I ever have a distorted belief! It has helped me in my relationship with my wife and my sons. They tell me they can sense a difference in me when they visit and when we talk on the phone. Even in this place we can live out the example of Jesus and His calling for our lives.

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Whenever I think of where I am now compared to where I used to be, I am reminded of how much "rough molding" has been required in the Potter’s hands. In the past, I hurt the people I loved, but now I know how to reach out to them with true love and humility that I never knew was possible.

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It was a men’s retreat in the Sierra Nevada Mountains between Yosemite National Park and Lake Tahoe. Most of the men were from small unincorporated towns in that area, towns built in the hills first mined during the 1849 California Gold Rush. Most of the churches are relatively small, from forty to a couple hundred people. Several of the pastors are bi-vocational. It was refreshing to speak to men who are simply hearing God’s Word and doing it.

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FORTY-ONE MEN – all inmates in the Jester 3 Prison Unit in Richmond, Texas – celebrated their completion of all six volumes of 33 The Series this week. Dick Wall and his team have been faithfully mentoring these men since 2014 using this content as the primary tools to guide them in their journey toward authentic manhood. This was my second experience with this team at this facility. Each visit has been a profound reminder of God’s grace, and how his love knows no boundaries.

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I always planned to be the first guy to ask my daughter out on a date and show her how it’s supposed to be done. You know, set the bar really high and eliminate some of the losers in her future. I just didn’t know that day would come so soon …

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I walked into Dosey Doe Music Cafe and Mark was standing in the entry with a friend whom he had invited to join us. As I approached from the side I could see that this guy was missing his left arm. When introductions were made I extended my hand across his body to shake his right hand, but when he turned I saw that he was missing his right arm as well! It was only awkward for a brief moment. I said, “Dude, you set me up! I could tell you were down one arm, but by the way you were facing I had no idea you were down two!”

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It was a big win in the Estelle Unit at The Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, TX when 60 inmates started Volume 1 of 33 The Series, A Man and His Design. Spontaneous applause broke out when the first session ended. The men were energized by the presentation of the content, engaging in conversations and discussion about how to apply the biblical principles of manhood like never before.

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The makeshift welding station was strategically positioned at the top of the driveway. Each man passed by it as he arrived. For six Tuesday nights these five young men, all of them in their twenties, gathered on this patio on a journey toward authentic manhood—a journey that began between a father and son, now extended through a son to his friends.

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Finding God and experiencing his grace was never meant to be an endless scavenger hunt or massive jigsaw puzzle where you hope you get all the pieces in the right place. But with all the different religions and philosophies, a lot of people are confused. God expressed himself and clarified his grace in a way we could understand by becoming a man through his Son Jesus.

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