Episodes

  • How God Speaks to Men through Discipline
    Oct 25 2024

    Have you ever been somewhere out of the ordinary and run into someone who, surprised to see you there, asked, “What are you doing here?”

    Imagine, though, that you were someplace you shouldn’t be—someplace you wouldn't want to be seen by anyone you know. Now that question, “What are you doing here?” takes on a completely different meaning!

    Elijah the prophet was a man who found himself in such a situation. Join Man in the Mirror Chaplain Ronn Read tomorrow to look at Elijah's story and gain a deeper understanding of God’s voice of discipline when we end up someplace we shouldn’t because we feel overwhelmed. Few of us like to be disciplined or challenged, but it might just be the voice we need to call us out of a place we don’t belong—so we can arrive, instead, at the place we need to be. It's going to be a great day!

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    23 mins
  • How God Speaks to Men through Jesus
    Oct 18 2024

    What do we learn from Jesus that we would otherwise not know?

    In the equivalent of a mere seven sermons, Jesus gave us the defining guidance we all seek for essentially every aspect of our life—identity, family, relationships, work, money, health, justice, mercy, compassion, forgiveness, suffering, service, true happiness, abundant life, building His kingdom, and eternal salvation.

    The most unique, repeated, and imitated words ever spoken came from the lips of Jesus. All but the most cynical among us turn to them when we need wisdom on how to live a good, meaningful life.

    Join Pat Morley and let's ponder the unique ways God speaks to us through the most admired man to ever walk the face of our planet. It’s going to be a great day!

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    26 mins
  • How God Speaks to Men through Scripture
    Oct 4 2024

    In your vehicle you have a dashboard with gauges—some big, some small—that communicate various things to you. These gauges are vital to ensuring you can get to where you want and need to go.

    But what if you had a spiritual dashboard that could speak to you as clearly as the one in your vehicle? In this new series, Pat Morley is going to help you build a dashboard for your soul with gauges to help you clearly hear the voice of God.

    This week we’re looking at the gauge of Scripture. Imagine what we wouldn’t understand if we didn't have Scripture: the creation story, humans being made in God’s image, the Fall, the love and grace of God, moral law, sin and forgiveness, salvation in Christ, the work of the Holy Spirit—the list goes on and on. Scripture is definitely one of our biggest gauges!

    But how does God speak through Scripture, exactly? That’s the question we’re going to answer together. It’s going to be a great day!

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    27 mins
  • How God Speaks to Men through Creation
    Sep 20 2024

    We have all felt the agony of wanting to hear from God.

    Yet, in our hearts, don’t we intuitively know the problem isn’t that God has a speech impediment, but that we have a hearing impediment?

    In this first message of our new series, How God Speaks to Men, Pat Morley will show you how God speaks to us through the world He has made. Referred to by theologians as “general revelation,” creation is God’s megaphone, projecting and magnifying His nature and character. Join us and learn what He has to say. It’s going to be a great day!

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    27 mins
  • What is Man Alive?
    Sep 13 2024

    The need for Man Alive has never been greater. Men are hurting. They need help and we have answers. That’s why our slogan has always been: “Investing in men who will invest in other men.”

    But where did we come from? Where are we today? And, more importantly, where are we going? In this message, Pat’s going to share our Bible study's origin story and the surprising reason we’re still thriving 38 years later! You'll also hear about the just-completed, all-new Man Alive Bible Study website—perfectly designed for such a time as this.

    Finally, we'll explore a vision to carry us into the future. Pat wants to see if God might open the door for Man Alive—us—to help as many men as possible change their lives in Christ over the next decade. Join us to learn how, together, we can help rewrite the future for many men and their families. It’s going to be a great day!

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    31 mins
  • When Life Overwhelms | Guest Speaker Ronn Read
    Sep 6 2024

    At times, life seems to strike like arrows aimed at our every emotion, or it can hit like an earthquake shaking our very foundation—even, sometimes, the most critical foundation: our faith. And it certainly doesn’t help when everyone is yelling, “Run!”

    What should we do—what can we do, what must we do—in such times? Where do we put our trust when life is overwhelming?

    In this week's message, guest speaker Ronn Read, National Chaplain for the Man in the Mirror Area Directors, gives us a closer look at a familiar Psalm that offers us hope and a solid footing when everything else is shaking. It's going to be a great day!

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    28 mins
  • Chapter 18 | How to Be a Friend to Men with Similar Wounds | From Broken Boy to Mended Man
    Aug 30 2024

    You’ve made it. You’re an official cycle breaker. You’re hopeful and sense that you’re going to be okay.

    But millions of other broken boys are still baffled by the destructive behaviors that keep dragging them down. They’re our friends, neighbors, coworkers, fathers, and brothers. Who will rescue these men? Don't be surprised if you find yourself drawn to help them break the cycle. The people most qualified to help broken boys mend are the men who have walked in their shoes.

    Join Pat Morley to learn how you can help other men understand what happened to them, heal their childhood wounds, and break the cycle. Don't miss this great finale to our series!

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    24 mins
  • Chapter 17 | Parenting Your Own Children | From Broken Boy to Mended Man
    Aug 23 2024

    Pat Morley writes, “When Patsy and I brought, Jen, our daughter and firstborn child home from the hospital, all three of us were exhausted. I lay down and cradled our precious Jen on my chest. The warmth of that tiny body—a living person I helped create—and the thump, thump, thump of her acorn-sized heart will always be a top-ten memory for me.

    “If you’re like me, nothing is more important than giving your present or someday children what you missed. But that thumping heartbeat shocked me back to the reality that I had no idea how to be a parent.”

    In this lesson with Pat, you’re going to see God’s master plan for how to be that great dad who makes a difference. The plan is a concept called fathering the heart, and it has power to break the cycle of intergenerational neglect or abuse. Fathering your child’s heart is how you can give them the right cocktail of love, structure, roots, and wings. Join us! It’s going to be a great day!

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    24 mins