Monday, December 22, 2008

Mail Call

We love mail like this....

Under Grace Ministries,
I wish to start this off with a Thank You. I can't express the amount of appreciation me and my family have for you guys and your aiding me in my search of manhood and spiritual growth and insight. Through your time, wisdom, and contributions I have began my walk to becoming the man and spiritual leader that I had in me all along.

By taking Authentic Manhood and the 30 Days Through the Bible you have helped to completely change my way of thinking and the way I am living and plan to live the rest of my days. I also have begun to read Raising a Modern Day Knight. Thanks to your hard work and time and I just wish I will someday be able to contribute to a lost prisoner the way you have taken the time and effort to change this one.

From the depths of my heart,

Zach

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Ceremony

Ceremonies mark transition.

After 14 weeks of Looking Back, Examining Current Situations, and Setting Goals for the Future, our guys submit their Plan. To celebrate the event the teachers hold a ceremony where the graduates receive their bound plan, a medallion, book, and the blessing "Today you are a man. Welcome to the Circle of Manhood. Go forth and show yourself a man." For most this is the first time they've been told they were man and given expectations of how to live.



We work hard at creating environments where spiritual claims (including atheism) are freely debated. Our desire is to promote critical thinking (rigorous examination of claims) and not to leave ones beliefs to soft thinking and wishing (i.e. a warm feeling, experience, or your momma's religion since non of these are good indicators of truth).

In these discussions, it's not unusual for a man to become a follower of Jesus as this one did....

Join us in celebrating these guy's transition from 'boyhood' to 'manhood'.