by Andy Baker | May 16, 2017 | Uncategorized, VITAL Men Devotions
I’ll admit it: I’ve been burned by church. I grew up with my dad serving in a church, and thusly got to see the underbelly of the beast. I heard about the fighting, the politics, and the heartache and started thinking: why do I need this? I love God, have accepted...
by Andy Baker | Jan 31, 2017 | Uncategorized, VITAL Men Devotions
One of the highlights every year I was a youth pastor was our Winter Retreat. We would load up two buses of teenagers and head for an amazing camp in northern Wisconsin for the weekend. In addition to ridiculous amounts of winter fun we also had very deep and powerful...
by Andy Baker | Nov 15, 2016 | Uncategorized, VITAL Men Devotions
I often hear people say things like “no one cares what I think,” “my opinion does not matter,” or “who cares what I do.” There seems to be this idea that the only people that can have impact and influence are those seen on our...
by Brandon | Oct 19, 2016 | Uncategorized, VITAL Men Devotions
Following Jesus has caused me to give away some uncomfortable things. We have given the majority of our saving to single moms or a church, we have let abandoned teenagers or single moms live with us rent free, we have given away a car we couldn’t afford to...
by Andy Baker | Oct 18, 2016 | Uncategorized, VITAL Men Devotions
There’s been a lot of talk recently about how men talk about women when no one else is around. Call it locker room talk, bro code, or boys will be boys, but there seems to be a narrative building that its normal for men to speak about women in un-flattering...
by Andy Baker | May 24, 2016 | Uncategorized, VITAL Men Devotions
I recently disappointed someone. We could sit here and argue over whether or not I truly messed up, but the reality is that regardless of my intent the result was them feeling let down by me, and I hate letting people down. I’m actually not sure what feeling is worse:...
