by Mark Blankespoor | Apr 7, 2026 | VITAL Men Devotions
My hope is that Holy Week and the pinnacle of Easter Sunday were a time that you experienced Jesus’ love for you and felt the Holy Spirit’s power to carry Jesus’ resurrection forward into this week and beyond. As I visited with friends and family...
by Mark Blankespoor | Mar 31, 2026 | VITAL Men Devotions
I know, I know. Palm Sunday is behind us. It is in the past. Why would I focus on it now? This past week I have been more focused on the importance of Palm Sunday compared to past years because I’m realizing the significance of Jesus’ engagement for His...
by Mark Blankespoor | Mar 24, 2026 | VITAL Men Devotions
Louie Giglio’s message at Passion Church in Atlanta on Sunday, March 15 was “Living With A Warrior Mentality.” This immediately caught my attention when I was scrolling thru some of Louie’s videos since this message directly aligns with our...
by Mark Blankespoor | Mar 17, 2026 | Uncategorized, VITAL Men Devotions
Sunday evening, March 15, I attended Winter Jam in Des Moines. Many things I appreciated about that evening: an opportunity to take a picture with Matthew West, Chris Tomlin and Katy Nichole resounding worship music the Holy Spirit power among thousands of people...
by Mark Blankespoor | Mar 10, 2026 | VITAL Men Devotions
The tension Jesus experienced in the Garden of Gethsemane is UNBELIEVABLE to me. The Gethsemane passages (Matthew 26; Mark 14; Luke 22) have been surreal to me these past couple weeks because of several sermons I have heard recently and I’m also remembering the...