There’s a constant fight for our attention. Plenty of good things requires our attention, and plenty of trash finds our attention. As we talked about a few weeks ago, it’s important to step away and relish in the silence. But, it’s also very important to ensure we are putting quality Read more…
This week, we’re challenged to Deny Ourselves each day. (Check out the Facebook group for more details on the challenge). In denying ourselves, we are striving to gain control of ourselves. With that in mind, today we’re going to shed some light on a virtue that is often misunderstood but Read more…
If you’ve ever seen the movie Unbreakable, then the following might sound familiar. It’s at the climax of the movie, when you realize who the villain is. “Now that we know who you are, I know who I am. I’m not a mistake! It all makes sense! In a comic, Read more…
In life, we’re called to say no to certain things, so we can say yes to bigger things. We live in a culture where everything is at our fingertips, and in so much excess. Food, Sex, Material possessions, Alcohol, Technology, etc. Denying yourself seems to be an idea very foreign to Read more…
From Sinner to Saint: 30 Day Transformation Program only 3 Payments of $99.95! Hopefully, we all can get a little chuckle from the ridiculousness of that idea. While fitness programs offer such promises as “30 Day Fat Loss,” “Six Pack Abs in Six Days,” and “Buns of Steel in 5 Read more…
The following is taken from Lift Up Your Heart by John Burns: A Chinese proverb tells about three demons that were brought before Satan. Satan asked them to present a new strategy for deceiving humanity. The first demon spoke up and said, “Master, we will tell them God does not Read more…
This week’s challenge is to reflect each day on our actions with a special focus on virtue. For today, let’s focus on one particular virtue that many of us struggle with, and that’s Patience. The world is training us for instant gratification. Look around. Fast food. Amazon Prime. Netflix. Our ‘needs’ Read more…
If someone stopped us on the street and asked us what we hold as true, what might we say? The earth is round. The U.S. landed on the moon. What about when it comes to faith? What do we hold as true? If we’re Catholic, we might start reciting the Creed. I Read more…
In the Be the Men intro email, we talked about living intentionally. Another way to look at it is being Proactive vs Reactive. For many of us, the contrast of proactive versus reactive manifests itself in work. Every day seems to be a never ending list of to-do’s that are reactions Read more…
Today, we’re talking about baseball brawls. Why do fights happen in baseball? For justice? To defend one’s honor? Sure. But, fights happen in the first place because in baseball no one fights alone. The batter knows he’s got one or two good chances to land one, before the pitcher’s mound Read more…
At the core of Be the Men is this idea of doing hard things. This week’s challenge: choosing to embrace silence is meant to be hard, (or at least uncomfortable). Dave Ramsay, money and business expert and author, has a quote or a mantra that goes… If you will live like Read more…
Arnold and Jack Black pulling a 1-2 punch?? Not today. We’re talking about the Judgment Day. The end of the world as we know it… When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will Read more…
In 2001, Jack Black starred in Shallow Hal, a movie where he gets hypnotized by Tony Robbins so he sees a person’s inner beauty (instead of their physical appearance). If you’ve never seen the movie, you honestly don’t need to. The movie puts more emphasis on the issue of how we Read more…
There’s a problem in the world today – silence makes us uncomfortable. Whether it’s awkward silence in a conversation, or waiting quietly at the barbershop, we don’t like it. Why does it make us uncomfortable? Well, look around. Between social media and Netflix, we’re constantly training ourselves to fill spare Read more…