by Andy Baker | Feb 11, 2020 | Vital Men Devotions
I recently heard someone say that their way of discerning when God was speaking in their life was based on the perceived difficulty of what was being asked. If it was something difficult, they rationalized God must not be asking that, for God would only ask them to do...
by Andy Baker | Feb 4, 2020 | Vital Men Devotions
We live in a very transactional culture. When we want something we simply order it. We are so used to this system that when it does not work properly we get quite frustrated. Having worked in fast food for two years during high school, I’m here to tell you that...
by Andy Baker | Jan 28, 2020 | Vital Men Devotions
You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. Matthew 5:13 Salt, especially in Jesus’ time, was known...
by Andy Baker | Jan 21, 2020 | Vital Men Devotions
In Jesus’ day prayer had come to be quite misunderstood and misused, especially by a group of people known as the Pharisees. Jesus relates how it was common to see supposedly pious men praying long, elaborate, and very visible prayers. The problem with their prayers...
by Andy Baker | Jan 14, 2020 | Vital Men Devotions
I’ve never been good at waiting. As a kid, Christmas nearly did me in every year. We always opened Christmas presents a family after church on Christmas Eve, then went to extended family on Christmas Day. My parents say I was always well behaved in church, with...