James 1:23-24
like a man who looks at his face in a mirror24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
One foot in the old and one foot in the new just swaying back and forth when I get too far to one side and remember to adjust. I have [...]

I just sent a friend an email asking for prayer. Life’s going great. The baby’s on the way, I’m in a good place with work and home, the family stuff is hard to navigate, but isn’t it always? All that stuff’s good, the problem is with the calling. I get pumped up when the goals [...]

It’s been awhile since my last post . . . holidays, sickness, doctors . . . let’s just say it’s been busy around our casa the last few weeks.
When I first ran across Love146.org, I was struck at how this could even happen in our world today

Greetings if this is your first time here. Scott Williams from the Big is the New Small weblog asked me to post and host while he is on vacation this week (Sept 1-5 ‘08).
Introduction
By way of introduction my name is Bert Boan, and I run this blog Men on Purpose. I am married and expecting [...]

Now this looks like an idea I could get behind… Fathering Adventures
Darren Lewis and some mates started an Adventure experience for Fathers and sons (and soon for daughters). I met Darren at the Wild at Heart Boot Camp in Australia. In our conversations I have come to know that he has a strong heart for [...]

There is a need in the community of men that is slightly different than what menonpurpose.com has been doing. My goals up until now have been to: “Use positive language to encourage men to find their place in the “Bigger” story that God has for them.” It has come to my attention over the last [...]

Finally there is something “Christians” do that sounds cool. When I hear the term “Vision Casting” I think of the Native American practice of going on a “Vision Quest.” The result of Vision Casting isn’t that much different but you don’t have to go through all that living in the desert stuff that can be [...]

Erwin McManus (of “The Barbarian Way”) says that you can judge your level of “christian” maturity by the amount of time between when God tells you to do something and when you get it done.
Well, tonight I sent the email. The email that invites the leaders of Oklahoma City mens groups to get together and [...]

I promise my posts will get shorter as this unfolds!
(If at any point you think you might want to be involved in any of these ministries, use the “Contact” tab above to get in touch.)
Big step here. Gonna lay it all out. Like I said in the last post, I think men have disconnected [...]