by Mark Blankespoor | Oct 28, 2025 | Uncategorized, VITAL Men Devotions
Perhaps you’ve heard of Louie Giglio’s book … Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table. I’m working thru this book right now with my co-workers and it is GRABBING my attention on how we too often subtly and easily allow Satan to hang...
by Mark Blankespoor | Mar 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
I’m reading the book “Lead Like Jesus” (Revisited edition of 2016; authors Ken Blanchard, Phil Hodges and Phyllis Hendry) and I’m recognizing numerous valuable insights for us as Vital Men. In the upcoming weeks I’ll be sharing additional...
by Mark Blankespoor | Feb 25, 2025 | Uncategorized, VITAL Men Devotions
Matthew 6:34 NIV: Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. We live in a fear-based culture. News broadcasts and social media spin us out of control if we spend extended time plugging into...
by Dana Sereg | Dec 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hebrews 13:5 “…Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God] Himself has...
by Andy Baker | Oct 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
When I started in ministry I was very idealistic and incredibly naïve. I was definitely not ready to see the dirty underbelly of the Church. I had been at my first church for about a year, and God had blessed us with incredible growth. Virtually every week new and...
by Andy Baker | Oct 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
My Bible reading plan currently has me walking through Kings and Chronicles. If you’ve ever read through these books, you know that Israel/Judah had no shortage of awful kings. While there are good (yet flawed) kings like David, Solomon, and Hezekiah, there are many...