Ankles, Men and Might
Hey guys...
It definately sucks when you don't have 24hour internet. Well... I
decided to quickly jump on the net on my trip back from the doctor.
I ruptured legaments in my foot again. This time the left foot. In
fact I even have a photo this time. Where you can see all the blood
that has collected on the side of my foot under the skin. The blood
can even be seen in my toes. Ergh.
You'll have to wait till I can put up a photo.
I am relieved though that this time it is not as bad as last year. I
don't have to go into a cast. Doctor wants me in an air-cast for a few
weeks and off the courts for 2 months. Thats the bad news. The good
news is that I did manage to beat Steve at a game of squash (only to
twist my ankle in the next game).
On a more serious and exciting front:
We had our Men's Ministry Camp this weekend. The them was manhood and
might. We looked at what is might and where a man gets might from. It
was a great time with a turn-out of 42 men. Oh yeah. It was really
great to see the younger guys in the church ignited with a passion to
step up to the plate and be men that honour God and woman.
It really allowed me to reflect a lot on how much God has done in my
manhood since I went to my first mens ministry meeting in 2001.
To summarise these last few years of manhood I can say I have grown into this.
1. A four pillard man. (I am a King, a Warrior, a Mentor and a Friend.)
2. I walk in Integrity and Intimacy, have Influence and a strong Identity.
3. I have a battle to fight, an adventure to live and a beauty to rescue.
Ok... so I don't know who the beauty is yet... but I'm ready for her,
and when I find her she will have a man that will love, protect and
pursue her for the rest of her life (unless I die first). Anyway...
before I break out into poetry let me end by saying that it is good to
see so many young guys burning with a hunger to be men that are
unashamed of God or strength that God has given them.
ciao
It definately sucks when you don't have 24hour internet. Well... I
decided to quickly jump on the net on my trip back from the doctor.
I ruptured legaments in my foot again. This time the left foot. In
fact I even have a photo this time. Where you can see all the blood
that has collected on the side of my foot under the skin. The blood
can even be seen in my toes. Ergh.
You'll have to wait till I can put up a photo.
I am relieved though that this time it is not as bad as last year. I
don't have to go into a cast. Doctor wants me in an air-cast for a few
weeks and off the courts for 2 months. Thats the bad news. The good
news is that I did manage to beat Steve at a game of squash (only to
twist my ankle in the next game).
On a more serious and exciting front:
We had our Men's Ministry Camp this weekend. The them was manhood and
might. We looked at what is might and where a man gets might from. It
was a great time with a turn-out of 42 men. Oh yeah. It was really
great to see the younger guys in the church ignited with a passion to
step up to the plate and be men that honour God and woman.
It really allowed me to reflect a lot on how much God has done in my
manhood since I went to my first mens ministry meeting in 2001.
To summarise these last few years of manhood I can say I have grown into this.
1. A four pillard man. (I am a King, a Warrior, a Mentor and a Friend.)
2. I walk in Integrity and Intimacy, have Influence and a strong Identity.
3. I have a battle to fight, an adventure to live and a beauty to rescue.
Ok... so I don't know who the beauty is yet... but I'm ready for her,
and when I find her she will have a man that will love, protect and
pursue her for the rest of her life (unless I die first). Anyway...
before I break out into poetry let me end by saying that it is good to
see so many young guys burning with a hunger to be men that are
unashamed of God or strength that God has given them.
ciao
posted by Gareth at 4:14 PM
2 Comments:
Amen Brother! Sorry, you don't know me and I don't know you, and I normally don't talk on the internet to people I don't know, but I found your website because I was checking out people who liked the book Wild at Heart amongst the bloggers, and you came up. I read your latest post and it was really good, you do indeed have a battle to fight, an adventure to live and a beauty to rescue, may God bless you in that! It sounds like you are really blessing the lives of many young men, that's great! I was wondering what kind of church did you go to. I am part of the Newfrontiers family of churches and they have just started a Church Plant in Johannesburg. I study in the UK, but I'm a mix of Euproean culture. Anyway, it was nice to find your blog and see such a passionate man about God! Keep it up! ;)
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You need quicktime for it, so download it if you don't have it already.
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