Why I started

I have been pondering over the years whether to write a blog. I probably haven’t out of a mix of fear and laziness, things that probably plague a lot of us. There have been things happening lately in my life and in the life of the country that finally made me say screw it and start it up. Also my wife encouraged me so that was a factor. I have been praying on it and just felt the Lord leading me and stoking a desire to put some thoughts out there.

Why anonymous?

I work for the federal government as a Soldier and felt it would be prudent to learn and dabble first, where I can be honest and forthright in my thoughts without fear of reprisal. Fearful? maybe, I haven’t arrived at Glory yet so there is still some work God needs to do on me.

My Beliefs:

I was raised non-denom (essentially baptist) Christian in the south. I confessed Christ from an early age and was baptized in a river. I said I was a Christian but my life didn’t really look like it. I wen’t to college and did the party thing, had a few run in’s with the law and almost ran my life into the ground. I joined the Army and got married, and a few years later deployed to Iraq. That is where the Lord saved me and put a few good mentors in my life to turn me around. Since then my purpose has been to build the kingdom of God. Still trying to figure out the best way to do that, and this blog is a way to help me get some thoughts together and see what some people think (in addition to my mentors of course). I am theologically shifting from non-denom to reformed tradition and covenant theology, so a lot to unpack and learn there and I have some good mentors discipling me along the way (if you don’t have a mentor, find one, I’ll probably do a blog post about that one day).

Purpose:

I believe that a man (and woman) should do their best in every aspect of life that they are given dominion over. Not just with work or family, but in finance, physical activity, sleep, stress management, etc. Anything that man touches they need to act like they are going to have to give an account to God of how they performed. The purpose of this blog is to help men do that. Using my experience as a Soldier, senior NCO, leader, instructor, exercise science teacher, strength and conditioning coach, I pray I can help someone else in the way countless men and women have poured into and sharpened me over the years.

I suppose lets get started…

“Fight til the End – in Every Area of Life”

-EM

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