Over the months of September and October, we have posted several articles here at Manual in a series called, “MANHOOD 101.”  This series has been our attempt to simply what we think are the marks—if we can use this word appropriately here—of biblical manhood.  Content on manhood is continuing to explode all over evangelicalism, but at CBMW, we...

By Dave Jenkins   One of the most frequent questions I receive when I attend conferences and meet with people is, “How do you produce so much content?” My typical response is that I discipline myself to the task of content creation. While I enjoy content creation I’ve learned that I need to have a...

By Joey Cochran   Squandering time is an everyday affair for most men. Quite honestly we obsess over distraction. We’ll get lost in Reddit, YouTube, and Twitter. Sports statistics at ESPN, crazy car factoids from Top Gear, and random Duck Commander trivia fills our brains. Many of us go dark right about now due to...

By Chap Bettis This is an open letter to young men out there. All types of young men: my twenty-one-year-old son, young men in my church, and more particularly—young men who would like to date my daughters. With one daughter having graduated from college and another in college, I have observed your dateless world. With...

By Tim Sweetman   The irony of writing an article on decision-making is not lost on me. As an incredibly young man, the amount of tough calls and life altering decisions I’ve made is laughable. Thankfully amidst a world full of options, choices, and decisions, God has provided me with the same Holy Spirit and...

By Ryan Rindels   That men fulfill their role as protector of their family and community is intuitive to such a degree that we assume it will happen. When it doesn’t, the world takes notice. General Revelation (God’s disclosure of his nature and law through creation and conscience) teaches that the strong ought to protect...