by Andy Baker | Oct 10, 2023 | Vital Men Devotions
I mentioned recently that my Bible reading plan has me walking through the books of I/II Kings and I/II Chronicles. If you’ve read through these books before, you know that the section on each king typically opens and closes with whether or not they were good or evil....
by Andy Baker | Oct 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
My Bible reading plan currently has me walking through Kings and Chronicles. If you’ve ever read through these books, you know that Israel/Judah had no shortage of awful kings. While there are good (yet flawed) kings like David, Solomon, and Hezekiah, there are many...
by Andy Baker | Sep 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Of all the ways God calls us to be different than the world, the one we THINK we understand the best is that we have different values. We all know that Christians are supposed to live according to a different set of values. We understand we are to obey the...
by Andy Baker | Sep 19, 2023 | Vital Men Devotions
It’s always dangerous to generalize, but in my experience most of us men are bold in many areas of life, with the notable exception of asking for help. We are bold in expressing our love for our favorite sports team, and our disdain for our least favorite. We are bold...
by Andy Baker | Sep 12, 2023 | Vital Men Devotions
My first ministry job was as a youth pastor. When I was hired, the church emphasized the importance of reaching un-churched students from the community, a challenge I took to heart. Within months our ministry was reaching numerous un-churched kids, and the church...
