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...
by Andy Baker | Jan 7, 2020 | VITAL Men Devotions
The older I grow, the more I understand the futility of so many of my plans. Now, don’t get me wrong, I fully support planning. In fact, I’m fairly obsessed with planning, whether it be in my job, my family, or my personal schedule. I’m seldom a fan...
by Andy Baker | Dec 31, 2019 | VITAL Men Devotions
Today is the day many of us make resolutions for the new year. Some of these plans won’t make it to the end the week, while others may be life changing. I’ve certainly made both sorts of New Year’s resolutions. I have had some big successes, such as losing over a...
by Andy Baker | Dec 24, 2019 | VITAL Men Devotions
Christmas at my house has a shelf life of about two days. Christmas day is full of excitement, as our children are often out of bed and bubbling over with excitement around 4:30am (new rule: no waking up mom and dad before 6am, or there will be no presents until after...
