From Ease to Difficulty

Boys want a life of ease. Men are willing to embrace difficulty.

For the next 10 weeks, Cale and I will be studying the life of Joseph. Through this study, we’ll explore how Joseph navigated the many challenges in his life and how he consistently responded in ways that glorified God.

  • Disciple Archetype Recap

    Year two looks a little bit different that year one. With a different format, it allows a little more flexibility in how Cale and I tackle the content. Year two will cover three different archetypes that a godly man should encompass: Disciple, Lover, Leader. As a supplement to the Disciple curriculum, Cale and I are…

  • Temporary to Eternal Difficulty Day

    To mark the end of the first year of Lovett Legacy, Cale and I went back to where we had his initiation: Ponca, AR. We stayed in the same cabin, hiked the same 8-mile hike, ate at the same pizza restaurant in Harrison, and sat around the same fire ring at night. It was a…

  • 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 die and how rejecting God’s grace has real, eternal consequences. Jesus spoke about hell more…

  • 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 time isn’t random: it’s in God’s hands, and He placed us in this exact moment…

  • 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 can corrupt when misused, but it can also bring justice, stop evil, and set people…

  • 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 looked at Paul’s words in 1 Timothy 6 and saw that real wealth isn’t about…