by Andy Baker | Mar 22, 2022 | Vital Men Devotions
I might live outside the U.S., but that does not mean I’m not watching my favorite sporting event: the NCAA basketball tournament. I love this tournament because every year so many things are possible. Teams from schools most of us have never heard of (looking...
by Andy Baker | Mar 15, 2022 | Vital Men Devotions
In Nicaragua I am surrrounded by sin. Well, not necessary THAT kind of sin, but the Spanish word sin. In Spanish sin mean “without,” and you see it on billboards everywhere. Cellphone companies advertising plans sin roaming, soda companies advertising...
by Andy Baker | Mar 8, 2022 | Vital Men Devotions
I recently had coffee with a pastor who expressed concern over the use of the term “leadership” in the Church. While he agreed that it is important to cultivate effective church leaders, his concern was over the connotation “leader” often has....
by Andy Baker | Mar 1, 2022 | 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 22, 2022 | Vital Men Devotions
Like many young men, I took many intricate steps to plan the perfect proposal for my girlfriend. I was working at a church camp, and I decided to propose at the top of a hill with a huge cross overlook the Big Sioux River. Initially, everything went off perfectly. We...
