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...
by Andy Baker | Feb 15, 2022 | VITAL Men Devotions
What comes to your mind when you hear the word “missions?” If you are like I was for most of my life, “missions” conjures up images of North Americans serving people in thatched huts in far flung locales. Or, perhaps missions reminds you of...
by Andy Baker | Feb 8, 2022 | VITAL Men Devotions
When our first child was only two weeks old my wife got an infection that caused her a lot of pain and rendered her unable to nurse (note: a hungry baby is NOT a happy baby). At 1 am our collective misery peaked, and we decided to call our doctor. We discovered that...
