by Mark Blankespoor | Dec 2, 2025 | Vital Men Devotions
Men – the holiday combo of Thanksgiving followed by Advent / Christmas forces us to get real about the life challenges (i.e. deaths of family members, brokenness in relationships, other losses, etc.) we are walking through. As men we typically do NOT fully...
by Mark Blankespoor | Nov 25, 2025 | Vital Men Devotions
Perhaps you heard recently that the Bible App has now surpassed over one BILLION installations worldwide. Unbelievable … and SO good! Bobby Gruenewald launched the YouVersion Bible App in 2008 after he wanted to develop an accessible tool that would help him...
by Mark Blankespoor | Nov 19, 2025 | Vital Men Devotions
I was in Washington, DC earlier this week. I was lobbying with Prison Fellowship to advocate for reasonable guidelines with supervised release (probation) for individuals releasing from prison. I teamed up with the five others (Mary, Lisa, Sammy, Jeremiah &...
by Mark Blankespoor | Nov 11, 2025 | Vital Men Devotions
I value pastor and author Louie Giglio’s heart for God and his passion for sharing biblical truth. Gonna share some quotes from Louie’s perspective on worship. “There are few things more heavenly than standing (or kneeling) in a crowd of tens of...
by Mark Blankespoor | Nov 4, 2025 | Vital Men Devotions
Did I get your attention with the title of “RAGE!!! I hope you’re reading this now. Last week Saturday I drove to Green Bay, Wisconsin to watch the Packers football game on Sunday. On my drive Saturday there were 3 separate occasions where I witnessed...
