Jeff Lovett
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Temporary to Eternal: Week Seven – Hell and Eternity
Boys mock. Men weep. God will judge evil. This week, Cale and I talked about one of the most serious and sobering topics of all: hell and eternal judgment. We looked at what Scripture says about what happens after we… Continue reading
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Temporary to Eternal: Week Six – Time and Eternity
Boys squander. Men redeem. God will give us opportunities. This week, Cale and I focused on one of the most valuable things a man has: time. Boys waste it, but men learn to redeem it. We talked about how our… Continue reading
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Temporary to Eternal: Week Five – Power and Eternity
Boys control. Men serve. God will give us influence. This week, Cale and I talked about how a godly man views and uses power. Boys use power to control, but men use it to serve. Power itself isn’t bad: it… Continue reading
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Temporary to Eternal: Week Four – Money and Eternity:
Boys spend. Men steward. God will give us what we need. This week, Cale and I talked about how a godly man thinks about money. Boys spend impulsively, but men learn to steward their resources with eternity in mind. We… Continue reading
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Temporary to Eternal: Week Three – Rewards and Experience
Boys want immediate satisfaction. Men was eternal satisfaction. God will give us greater rewards. This week was a fun one! Cale and I tackled one of the most important and often confusing parts of growing into manhood: sexuality. We talked… Continue reading
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Temporary to Eternal: Week Two – Jesus and Eternity
Boys are vague. Men follow Jesus. God will make us disciples. This week, Cale and I focused on the most important relationship of all, knowing and following Jesus. We looked at how Paul went from hating Jesus to having his… Continue reading
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Temporary to Eternal: Week One – The Biggest Shift a Man Can Make
Boys think short term. Men think long term. God will lift our vision. This week, Cale and I started the new shift, From the Temporary to the Eternal, by talking about the biggest shift a man can make: learning to… Continue reading
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Control to Surrender – Difficulty Day
After the OU–Michigan game, I told Cale to get in the truck. We had something to do before we camped out. He was nervous but climbed in. We drove about five miles down the road to a bridge off Sooner… Continue reading
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Control to Surrender: Week Ten – Surrendering Legacy
Boys grasp. Men trust. God will remember us. This week, Cale and I closed out our study of David by looking at what it means to surrender your legacy to God. David’s final charge to Solomon was simple but powerful:… Continue reading
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Control to Surrender: Week Nine – Surrendering Family
Boys neglect. Men focus. God will help our families. This week, Cale and I looked at the heavy consequences of David’s failures as a father and what they teach us about manhood and family. Though David was a great king,… Continue reading
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Control to Surrender: Week Eight – Surrendering Sin
Boys cover. Men confess. God will show us mercy. This week, Cale and I wrestled with one of the most important lessons of manhood: how to deal with sin. Through David’s failure with Bathsheba, we saw how temptation, misuse of… Continue reading
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Control to Surrender: Week Seven – Surrendering Reputation
Boys worry. Men worship. God will reward our devotion. This week, Cale and I explored what it means for a man to surrender his reputation and live for an audience of One. Through the story of David bringing the Ark… Continue reading
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Control to Surrender: Week Six – Surrendering Timing
Boys grasp. Men trust. God will work things out. This week, Cale and I focused on one of the hardest lessons for any young man to learn: surrendering the timing of life to God. Through the story of David, we… Continue reading
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Control to Surrender: Week Five – Surrendering Comfort
Boys panic. Men accept. God will never leave us. This week we learned that following Jesus doesn’t mean life gets easier, but it means we become stronger. Being a Christian puts us in the middle of a spiritual war, and… Continue reading
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Control to Surrender: Week Four – Surrendering Relationships
Boys isolate. Men connect. God will give us brothers. This week we focused on how true manhood means connection, not isolation. Many young men today feel lonely, even if they’re surrounded by people. Real friendships, where you can be honest… Continue reading
Lovett Legacy - A 5-year Journey From Boyhood to Manhood 