Feed the Wolf
Men! Burn Your Ships!
In a sermon this last Sunday (2/15/2015) one of our pastors mentioned Cortés’ famous “burning of his ships” during his conquest of the Aztecs around 1519. For Cortés this was done to prevent a growing mutiny and is often used as an analogy for cutting off all forms of retreat, forcing ourselves to dedicate 100% ...
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TRThursday: Mind and Morals
Theodore Roosevelt is said to have read some 10,000 books in his lifetime. He had an amazing ability to speed-read and retain the information. It was not unusual for him to read a book or two in a day, in his spare moments paging through a book on botany and then in another moment on the war ...
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The U.S. Navy SEALs Physical Screening Test
The question then becomes, if you wanted to join the U.S. Navy SEALs today, would you be able to pass the minimum physical requirements? See how your results compare with those of actual SEALs who complete the physical screening test.
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Book Review: The Heroic Path: In Search of the Masculine Heart by John Sowers
John Sowers’ book, The Heroic Path: In Search of the Masculine Heart, had been on my radar for some time before I read it. I felt like I was playing this sort of game, you know, save the best for last. I could tell right away it was going to be good and ...
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Feb 2, 2015
Famous Quotes: The Wolf Rises in the Heart – Col. Theodore Roosevelt
At the age of 39, Roosevelt formed his famous cowboy cavalry known as Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. Here is one of many famous quotes by Col. Theodore Roosevelt, this time stating that the wolf rises in the heart.
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Theodore Roosevelt: The Man and the Crowd
I have been reading The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt the last few weeks — well, rather, listening to it on Audible. I am about 3/4 of the way through the book and the thing that continues to strike me is how people describe Roosevelt when meeting him for the first time. I don’t know ...
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Eugen Sandow: Part 4 – Sandow’s Exercise Routine
Eugen (Eugene) Sandow began exercising, using the methods of the day, shortly after visiting Italy at the age of 10. Inspired by the Greek and Roman statues, the frail and sickly Sandow was determined to become strong like the heroes cast in marble and developed his own routine.
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Man to Man: On Abortion
“Abortion is an attack on the family and the humanity that unites us all.” – Alveda King, Civil Rights Activist, Niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, 1951 – Present
Most discussions around the sensitive topic of abortion focus on the arguments spun up by politicians, in particular a woman’s right to ...
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“Go To It!” – The Call Men Long to Hear
White Fang knew what he was good at. His master knew as well. Maybe we men get the call to ‘Go to it’ before we know what we are good at, but I have a feeling that we don’t; we long to hear it, and it comes at our time.
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Man to Man: Cutting the Apron Strings
Although families are more detached than ever, there is still a tendency for some men to be momma's boys for the rest of their lives. As men, we've got to learn to cut the apron strings.
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How to Frame a Coffee Sack with Pallet Boards
If you like coffee, and I know you do, and you like rustic, manly, hardwood, hand-made wares to adorn your roost, this project is for you! Here is how to frame a coffee sack with pallet boards.
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Dec 30, 2014
Creating a Yearly Retrospective with Start. Stop. Keep.
New Year’s resolutions are sooo last year! Really, creating resolutions, and inevitably breaking them, has become so cliché that it’s not even worth writing an article about. However, there is something to be gained by looking back on the last year and forward to the new year and thinking about how you have grown ...
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