Eric Camp

Christ-Follower, Husband, Father, Pastor

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Husband, Father, Pastor! I am the Senior Pastor of Collective Church on The Gulf Coast in Pascagoula, MS. Visit my Facebook page at facebook.com/ericcamp or the Collective Church website at www.MyCollectiveChurch.com // facebook.com/ourcollectivechurch

  • Let’s talk politics…

    Actually… Let’s not.

    You know why? Because someone will be on the wrong side of my opinion and as a pastor, it is not my job to divide, but to unite.

    How do you unite people in their political preferences and political differences? You dont.

    Let me explain… I see pastors and leaders being more political on social media than some of the politicians themselves. Pastors especially… It is nauseating. You know why? Because what about the people that we are supposed to be influencing and reaching for Jesus? Our politics gets in the way of those opportunities so many times because we will die on the mountain of our candidate or our preferred party and it is a black eye to the Kingdom of God.

    While I am on facebook, which will be short-lived most likely, I have come to the conclusion that so many want to feel better about themselves and their political preferences so they post on social to get a following or some courage and what it does is alienate even more. Can we just stop it?

    The enemy is loving this because we are dividing and not uniting. We, as Christians or Pastors or whatever, are being no different than Political pundits and Washington talking heads trying to convince everyone that our opinions and our preferences are the “right” ones to have. SMH

    I have been here before. I have done this before. I have learned. Also, I honestly am even nauseated when I see some of my “memories” and some of the things I have posted in years past. I feel like I have grown up a bit since then. So many need to do the same. Grow up. Be a bigger person and a bigger person of character and integrity. I am loving the attempt to live the “quiet life” as Paul tells us in Scripture in 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12,: “and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, 12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.”

    Let’s be a light Church folk… Let’s pray for all elected officials, candidates, and those in leadership authority. I pray The will of The Lord Jesus be done in this nation!

    “This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11Give us today our daily bread. 12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ Matthew 6:9-13 NIV

    In closing… Let’s be a people and a nation like we were on 9-12-01… United. Standing together. Committed.

    And may God bless the United States of America.

  • Been a minute…

    Hello readers! I realized it has been a good while since I published anything, so here it is… An update of thoughts and things even thought we have a hurricane headed our way! About that… be prepared. In whatever way that is for you, just prepare. This will not be a Katrina, but it will have surge, wind and alot of rain. So prepare accordingly. Most likely events on campus at Collective will be canceled Wednesday after we see for certain that we will get the expected forecast for our area.

    Collective… Let me just say… It has been a great summer! Attendance is up! Decisions to follow Jesus are made every week! Folks getting baptized! New members added weekly! Serve team growing! Largest small group attendance in history of the church for this semester! Morale at an all time high, and let me say, our staff and leaders… You guys are second to none! It is such a breath of fresh air to have staff and leaders that are together, leading and passionate about Jesus and making a difference for Him! Thank you team! Thank you all Elders and leaders, you guys make Collective what it is! Toni and I couldnt be more proud of being your pastors!

    So what else? Well… We are out of the farm business. Sold all animals and working on selling the Omlet Chicken coop and run. Message me if interested. Must be picked up in Ocean Springs. We are downsizing as much as we can and simplifying as much as we can in every single way. We have come to the conclusion that less is often more. We are admiring the simple life and loving each other and just doing what we are positioned to do in building His Church! Also, Toni really went less…. She got her dream car, again, a Mini Cooper! 🙂 I think I am going to try to find me an antique Mini one day. I just think that would be cool. Anyway…

    Football season is here, LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR! War Eagle anyway… Even if we dont have a quarterback… :/

    At Collective, we are in a series called “Follow” about being a faithful follower of Jesus. This is going to be a series that will pivot us, yes, PIVOT, (always think of Ross on “Friends”) us back into alignment of what It really means to be a Christian and follower of Jesus. Please join us throughout this month on Sundays at 10:00 for this series… with our growth, we are VERY CLOSE to having to add another Gathering time on Sunday mornings… stay tuned!

    Small groups are meeting on Wednesday nights at 6:30. If you are a part of Collective, please get connected in a group by registering on the app or website.

    https://mycollective.churchcenter.com/groups

    In closing, this was just an informative update to all who care to know what’s going on and current thoughts I may have to share…

    Now, on to watch Francine and prepare for a hurricane!

    Be safe, see you soon!

  • Writing a book…

    I have begun to write a book on and off for the past 10-15 years. I started one, called “Shift Happens.” Stopped that one after about 10 chapters because I couldn’t keep up with the amount of “shift”. Read that as you may.

    I started another one, along the same lines about 6 months ago. I since have paused that as well.

    Both of those books are about my life. My personal life. The trials, the tribulations, the blessings and the battles. It became a bit unnerving to me as I was writing it because I had the thought, “folks are going to believe all of this!” “This is insane!” “There is no way!” And for other reasons I wont disclose here other than the revelations I was writing could bring about a major unveiling of things that might end up being the topic of rebuttal from some or getting an invitation for the Jerry Springer show, so I paused.

    I may or may not proceed at some point with the idea of that book. Still thinking on it and praying on it.

    I am thinking more now of writing a book about the decline of The American Church and the non-sense that goes on in the Name of Jesus in His Church today. It might make some folks angry. There are so many things that get blamed or claimed against Jesus for the sake of hyper emotionalism or self-gain or just pure manipulation. It is no wonder folks are having less and less confidence in “The Church” because of all these things and then some.

    So why am I writing this blog post… Well, first of all, this blog is really an online diary and space for my thoughts. The book thing, I honestly can’t stand the idea of having a book published just because I am a pastor and that is what pastors tend to do. Preach, write a book, get some fame, sell books, etc etc. I am not interested in any of that.

    I do however believe I have some things to say that might help some folks. After 20 years of occupational ministry and almost 46 years of living, I have learned alot of things and learned from alot of things. I may make a sermon series or 2 into a book.

    What are your thoughts?

  • Narcissism and Divisiveness

    Next weekend, at Collective Church, I will be teaching a message that I have titled “The Enemy’s plan for our demise.” We are going to discuss tactics that the enemy actually uses to get us divided and out of unity with family, friends, co-workers and even church family.

    This will be a bit sensitive as I have heard from so many, especially in my small group this past week, that narcissism is a MAJOR thing that so many are dealing with out of people. Myself included. It has come to the point that I had to go what is called “no-contact” with a family member due to them not being able to see just how much they are a narcissist. I am sure they will read this blog too and want to say something, but they have been issued cease and desist order and will likely be arrested if they do. I know… it is sad and heart-breaking that people can’t see the error of their own way and the pride that keeps them from humbling themselves for peace and reconciliation. However, that is why I am writing this today.

    You need not feel guilty or bad for establishing boundaries with such people in your life. Now, if it is your spouse, I would encourage marriage counseling! 🙂 The class A narcissist only wants to “win” the war, the battle, the spat, the whatever it is and can’t see beyond their own immature selfishness to even attempt to try to understand any other point of view or perspective. That is why they hurt and demean so deeply because they are so consumed with self. You have to do what you can to protect your peace and your emotional and mental health. I have. I feel as if I am not carrying a ton of bricks anymore from the weight or influence of the former influence in my life, AKA “narcissist extraordinaire.” I hope you can join me next Sunday online or in house at Collective Church in Pascagoula, MS, the church I am blessed to serve as Sr. Pastor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for nearly 20 years now alongside my beautiful bride.

    THIS WEEKEND, I spoke on the prequel to that teaching that you can watch here if you missed it:

    The introduction is about evaluating my own, and your own, spiritual maturity based solely on Scripture and indications of where “The Church” will be in the last days, which we are totally in! Please comment your thoughts and let me know what you think and how this has impacted you and also, feel free to share with me on this page, your own narcissist dealings. Be nice though. Try not to use actual names of people. They might be watching. They might just be waiting for you to do something so they can attempt to do something more… That is what a narcissist does. We want them to be free and experience true life, but they will have to become humble and non-self absorbent for that to happen. Pray for them. Have a blessed Independence Day week yall!

    FOR STUDY: Here are some links to some pages about narcissism if you so choose or desire to read:

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/narcissism

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5819598/

    How Having a Narcissistic Parent Impacts Young Adult Mental Health

  • Really???

    Have you ever asked that? I mean, really? Did this really happen? Am I really doing this? Did I really just hear her say that? Does he really think that way?

    Well, for me, it has been an almost hourly event as of late. Really.

    I am going to save some of this for my sermons that are upcoming at Collective Church because I mean, I am running out of stories and situations to use as illustrations… until now. 🙂

    I don’t want to compare or even sound like I am seeking sympathy in any way, but the last few months, especially the last couple of weeks have been, just WOW and WOE!

    Let me give you a glimpse, just going back to Monday and Tuesday of THIS WEEK. I am dealing with an ongoing soap opera with a family member that is a narcissist but thinks they are Mary Magdalene. This has evolved into legal restriction, cease and desist letters, and blocking from all phone, email and radioactivity fall-out within 350 miles away. (might be a bit exaggerated, but hey… it’s a crazy time). This has been an emotional winepress and stressor because I just want it to stop. I have wanted peace and resolve for years, now I have to go no-contact and get legal involved. Is what it is.

    What else? Well, my son had a blowout from a well-formed and adored pot-hole on the city streets of Ocean Springs that has cost over $2000 because of 2 new tires and a new rim was needed. Washing machine decided to quit yesterday (no repair person known to fix it) ((its a water pump on a kenmore front load if you are knowledgable. Youtube says it’s a pain and will make you cuss to replace, so I am attempting to not attempt that 🙂 , college tuition ain’t cheap, insurance premiums on the coast is legal crime, our admin roof at the church I pastor is having to get a few thousand dollars in repair (not in budget), 4 AC units at our church just had to be replaced (not in budget), my therapist is sick, people have decided to leave our church without talking about a problem they have because they, well, I will stop there… I include that because as a pastor, you actually care for and want people to just do the Biblically right thing. They don’t. It hurts. It is frustrating. People are mean and self-centered. Anyway, all of this to say that was my Monday and Tuesday. Really? Yea, there’s more, but I will spare you, them and a sermon illustration in the near future.

    With all of that being said, let me encourage you. Yes. I want to encourage YOU. First of all, I want to encourage you to NOT feel sorry for me or offer your condolences, I appreciate it, but nah, I am good. However, I want to encourage YOU because IF you are going through things, MAYBE it is because you are working against all the forces of darkness trying to prevent you from obedience and following Jesus close. Maybe it is because you are being persecuted and abused because there is a promise and a purpose in this pain. HANG ON. STAND FIRM. I am trying to, I hope you do too. Good day! Join a group at Collective if you are on the Coast, they start tonight! I bet I know of some things that will be discussed in my group tonight………….Really.

  • Things are interesting….

    I have been saying for months, even maybe over a year now, that The Church is in major transition. There have been alot of “seasons” and “transitions” through the years, but I believe this particular one is unique in that it is being sifted and shaken more than it is being empowered and established. It is being reshaped and purified.

    Take a look around. There is scandal, there is division, there are fights and arguments of global knowledge between church leaders, there are sexual predators in pulpits being exposed, there are major denominations creating their own version of Christianity instead of following Jesus, and the list goes on and on. There was a recent day where our programs, our numbers, and buildings, our budgets and our hype was more important than Biblical and Spiritual purity.

    A few weeks ago, 2 prominent pastors were in a feud at a men’s conference in Mark Driscoll and John Lindell. This made world headlines. This week, Robert Morris at Gateway Church has resigned due to sexually abusing a 12 year old 35 years ago! Youth pastors, staff pastors, Sr. Pastors, those in leadership across the full spectrum are being brought to light for life-styles of sin and abuse. Locally, in our churches, people are more immature in their faith than ever because instead of following the direction of Scripture, we think we can do what we want and God will honor it. Doesn’t work that way. However, something is happening larger than the feud with sister bertha on whether we should sing 3 hymns or 5.

    The Church I pastor, Collective Church in Pascagoula, MS, was birthed officially in 2009. The original name was Oasis Church. I think we are partly to blame for what is going on. Along with many other churches that were birthed or transitioned to adopt the “attractional” church model of “doing” church. Again, I think it was a season of major growth reaching un-churched and lost souls and alot of good has come out of it, however, we have also created a culture of “come and see” instead of “go and be”. Let me explain.

    We did so many things, most unorthodox to say the least, to reach folks who never went to church, used to go to church or we just appealed to the entertainment itch of our current culture in creating services with lights, smoke, effects, etc. It worked. To an extent. We grew to over 2500 in membership and even reached over 1500 in attendance in weekend services. We were drawing crowds, but not making disciples. We were putting on a show, but not challenging people enough to living an obedient life following Jesus and crucifying flesh. We created a lot of attenders, but not many dedicated disciples. This is evident in the current culture of Church World. Folks dont utilize Matthew 18 when they have a problem to discuss, they just cuss you out and leave or post on social passive aggressive graffiti. We think Scriptural instruction is optional and a suggestion instead of mandatory for righteousness. I am guilty of creating some of that. And so are many many more.

    We are enamored with the mega-church movement and celebrity preachers that we are missing the Jesus that it is supposed to be all about.

    In a nutshell, in this long post, what is the answer and why am I writing this? Well, first of all, we all, if we call ourselves Christian or followers of Jesus, we need to grow up. Grow up in maturity and get over ourselves. Learn some humility, learn how to obey Scripture even if we don’t like it. Love God and love people. Wait.. Jesus said that is really … never mind…. Quit getting offended over every little thing you dont like… ok… enough of that… What else? We, as church leaders, pastors, we need to repent. Repent of doing things our way and building ourselves our own kingdoms. Repent of trying to be popular and liked by people instead of being obedient to calling people to righteousness and maturing as a disciple. I know, that is not as popular. People will leave your church because they don’t like it or you are mean, however, we have to trust The Holy Spirit to do the work in their heart. That is not our job to try to keep pace. Just preach, teach and challenge to become a disciple (disciplined one), that is our job.

    For the other things, the church is under a remodel. Things are being exposed and those without repentance are being removed. A purification, if you may, is taking place because Jesus is preparing HIS CHURCH for His soon return. A church WITHOUT spot or wrinkle! A Church that is expectant of His return and a Church sold out to living for His approval and not the approval of social media. It is happening. This will start, for all of us, for praying for churches that are being affected by this exposing and unraveling. Such as Gateway in Texas. Robert Morris. Or the youth pastor down the street. May justice be served, but may “The Church” not throw anymore stones and pray for the innocent that have been affected and pray for the souls of those who do such things.

    I read a post this morning that the season of celebrity pastors, seeker sensitive services, trying to be “relevant”, gimmicks, crass humor, entertainment, lite motivational sermons, manipulation and control over people, success metrics of church, all that is over. What is going to happen is we are entering a season of reverence and fear of The Lord, community, Kingdom operation, obedience, anointing, true repentance, Baptism, The Lord’s Supper, disciple-making, Godly leadership and contextual Biblical teaching and preaching is moving in. We are there. Like, today!

    Jesus is building HIS CHURCH. He is preparing His Church for persecution, not being liked, tribulations, to be set apart, and to be about His business, not our own agendas.

    He wants us radical, devoted, dedicated and bold in our faith in these days. Again, He is coming soon!

    In closing this mini-novel of thoughts this morning, I pray you will pray and hear The Holy Spirit. Repent of your sins and lack of obedience to His Word. Align with a Biblically solid, Jesus-centered Church, where you serve and grow more into the likeness of Christ before He comes! He is doing His part. He is exposing and eliminating those things that don’t please Him. Things are interesting… This season will be interesting… Stay faithful and stay humble. I know I am trying to (more on that in another post), Jesus said those who endure to the end will be saved. (Matthew 24:13). Let’s endure Church!

  • Things I have learned from a political campaign:

    First of all, I am relieved! Majorly relieved! A good man won the seat and I can focus on leading Collective Church solely! Remember, I got in this race only because it was thought that there wasn’t going to be anyone else running.

    So what lessons have I learned from this experience the past 8 months? Let me give you a bullet point list. This is from my personal experience only and doesn’t necessarily speak on behalf of political campaigns everywhere.

    1. Politics is an all-consuming world. Even for an alleged “part-time” position.
    2. People that are originally “with you” will bail on you.
    3. People will believe EVERYTHING they read and hear! This is true even being a pastor.
    4. People will lie to you just to play the “political game”.
    5. It takes a toll on your family as a whole.
    6. It takes a toll on your personal well-being emotionally, physically and even spiritually.
    7. It divides more than unites because there will always be “winners” and “losers”.
    8. It costs a lot of money if you really want to succeed at it. (this I didn’t have. I had some contributions from people that are close to me, but I didn’t accept any PAC money or financial contributions that had “strings attached”.) (favors)
    9. I am a pastor. Not a politician. I believe pastors should lead The Church and pray for politicians and be a support for politicians who are really wanting to make a difference and who follow Jesus. You can’t do both effectively.
    10. You don’t really have any “political” friends. I’m beginning to wonder if we really have many real “friends” at all.
    11. Somebody will ALWAYS want you to say or do something.
    12. You open yourself up for all kinds of scrutiny and misconceptions and opinions. (as a pastor, I believe this to be detrimental to the church if not real careful).
    13. Your integrity will be challenged more than you can prepare for!
    14. There is a spiritual stronghold in and on government.
    15. People will create fake social media accounts to attack you with.
    16. Anything you ever have said or done, even from 20 years ago, will be held against you!
    17. HOWEVER, you can run a clean race! I am grateful to have run against 2 good men and we can honestly look at this campaign as a model on how it doesn’t have to get “dirty”. You can actually be opponents and not enemies. (lesson everyone can learn)

    Again, I jumped in this race only because it was my understanding that there wasn’t going to be anyone else running. That changed and it needed to because it wasn’t meant for me to win that seat.

    This was a learning experience in many ways for me. You learn who your friends really are. You learn how “optical” EVERYTHING really is (I knew this already for the most part being a Sr. Pastor, it’s just different in politics). I learned a lot of good and a lot of bad things. Bottom line being, I am thankful to be the Sr. Pastor of the greatest church on The Mississippi Gulf Coast and even more so thankful for my family and my life that The Lord has blessed me with.

    See you at church!

  • “Post-truth Culture”

    We are in what is called a “Post-Truth Culture”. What that means is that “truth” is in the eyes of the beholder. Whatever people want to be “truth” is their “truth”. Regardless of actual reality or absolute truth. Folks can post things on social media and say things that are not even close to being factual and it is presented as “truth”. This should not surprise us as Christians. Paul Instructed Timothy In 2 Timothy 3:


    But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.
    6 They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7 always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. 9 But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.
    10 You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11 persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. 12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.


    This letter was written to Timothy, a young pastor, as a word of warning because of the culture of that day. Sound familiar?


    Be careful family. Don’t believe everything posted or everything perceived. Always consider the source of any and all conversations. In this day and hour that we live, we have to live carefully and with discernment. Paul also told Timothy In 2 Timothy 2:


    Keep reminding God’s people of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 16 Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly. 17 Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some. 19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”
    20 In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use. 21 Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.
    22 Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 23 Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. 24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 25 Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, 26 and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.


    We all must be careful what we allow to influence us, who we allow to influence us, and who we are attempting influence. The consequences of not doing so can be dangerous and not enriching to The Body of Christ.


    We reap what we sow…


    This current culture I am referring to is not even the “un-churched” or the lost. It is the culture of “the Church”. It is unfortunate. It is sad. It is deadly. We are in a “post-truth” culture that needs to get back to the only Absolute Truth, that is Jesus and His Word!


    Have a great week!

  • Where have the men gone?

    Just in my lifetime, what has shifted with culture has been alarming. We are in the middle of a pandemic with Covid cases increasing in drastic numbers, Christians can’t get along with one another, social media bullies are everywhere, and men are becoming girls. There… I said it.

    I see pastors on social media and men on social media completely disguised as women… ok, maybe not fully disguised, but it is really hard to tell the difference anymore! Let me explain:

    As my wife says, a woman wants a man to be a man. A man is a protector and provider for the family. A man usually wants a feminine woman. Not one that can lift more weights than them. I know there are cases that are otherwise, to each their own I suppose. Today, men hide behind their women instead of stepping up and “being the man” by leading their families and protecting their families. Men dress like, do their hair like and attempt to have their appearance looking more feminine than masculine.

    What I am alarmed at today is how men are constantly trying to gain followers on social media, are easily offended at every little thing said or posted and sitting back while their wives lead while they polish their nails. WHAT?

    Maybe I am too country in my upbringing, but I am having a hard time with “men” trying to do what women do and look like women in their dress and action. I am not saying that women are always easily offended, don’t get me wrong, but what I am saying is that it is really hard to tell anymore the Biblical role that each should fulfill because men and women are all doing and looking the same.

    We weren’t created to fulfill the same roles.

    This in itself I believe has caused so much of the disfunction that we see in families today. Young men growing up not knowing how to lead their family because there was no example of that from their father. Young girls growing up not knowing how to be nurturers and godly wives and mothers because their mothers had to be everything because the dad was too busy playing Xbox or debating on facebook about things that will never really matter. And the opposite is true…

    In a healthy home, young girls will admire and look for a husband that resembles the sacrifice and protection that their fathers gave them and young men will look for women who loved and nurtured like their mother did.

    Before anyone accuses me of being backwoods sexist, let me just say that there are no doubt exceptions to the rule. I am not saying that single parents are inadequate because there is no spouse to fulfill the role that a single parent has to fulfill. What I am saying is that if there is a family structure and there is a mom and dad in the home, dad shouldn’t be shopping in the same clothing store as mom.

    We need to get the family back to God-honoring and God-seeking. Men, take your family to church! Women, go to church even if he won’t. Eventually he will. Men, set the bar high for your sons and daughters. Women, nurture, lead and love your family with all that you are because deep down, that is how you are made by your Creator. Men, show your sons how to change a flat tire and check the oil. Take your sons to a sporting event. Go shoot a gun. Instill in your sons the heart for providing and protecting. Get up and go to work!

    Finally, men, pastors, and other male figures, please stop filling up social media with your continued obsession to be famous and noticed. Save us all the heartache and confusion please.

    Lead. Serve. Protect. Man Up!

    If you are offended or don’t like this post, you can easily close the page and carry on with your day.

    Be blessed! 🙂