<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Reforming Men]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reforming Men]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:37:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.reformingmen.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Godly Man's Diet for the Soul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maintaining a House Purchasing a home is often an exciting experience. There’s something satisfying about receiving the official deed to the house. And when you get to hold the keys to the front door of your new house – that ushers in another level of exhilaration. But within a few weeks (after the marathon race of painting, moving in furniture, and unpacking boxes), the real responsibilities of maintaining a home quickly become apparent. When it comes to maintaining a home, we can identify...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/a-godly-man-s-diet-for-the-soul</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a57c0d9f16fbd619a4adf41</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Piety]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:44:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_bf04e89f9a434b88964f84b4436ea16b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Devon Rossman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Father's Work: God's Holy Name]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction Usually people think of gross profanity and blasphemy when it comes to the Third Commandment. That makes sense, because the commandment says: “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.” Clearly the commandment has speech in mind. However, there is a depth to this commandment that can be missed if only that perspective is considered. The Third Commandment is not only about using God’s name...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/a-father-s-work-god-s-holy-name</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4d2de0a79e22eec7928df7</guid><category><![CDATA[At Home]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_219b4b0eb69d4832bca6279553eaed16~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Geoff Gleason</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distracted, Entertained, Isolated and [Mis]Informed]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is no shortage of content for Christian men today. There are great podcasts, multiple conferences, clips and reels, debates, and too many hot takes. There are endless streams of information that constantly flow into our pockets and across our screens every waking hour. Yet despite all this access, many evangelical men remain spiritually weak. Not heretical, and not necessarily immoral in outward scandalous ways, but weak. We are constantly seeing men who are unsteady, prayer-less,...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/distracted-entertained-isolated-and-mis-informed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4569259139bd7595ff721c</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Piety]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:41:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_a8ce95e09b754024ae9e6e07a1ea106a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Adams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boys Don't Become Men by Accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boys do not drift into biblical manhood. They may drift into laziness, passivity, comfort, or distraction, but they do not drift into strength, conviction, leadership, or godliness. Boys do not become men by accident. And yet, much of our culture, and sadly, much of the church, seems to assume that they will. There is a quiet belief that time alone will do the work. Let boys grow up, find themselves, and let life shape them. But Scripture does not speak this way. The call to biblical manhood...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/boys-don-t-become-men-by-accident</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2a09a7f8e7e84c72c0f226</guid><category><![CDATA[At Home]]></category><category><![CDATA[In the Church]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:10:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_e672d88d1e3f4a1f98393e97f81a0a06~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Adams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Father's Work: No Idols]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction Idolatry is literally the oldest sin in the world. In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve made the first idol. The idol was not a statue, or something material, but they made themselves the ultimate authority. And ever since, mankind has turned from the One True God in essentially the same way.  Idolatry in the Bible The definition of an idol is the first issue to be addressed in understanding how the Second Commandment directs a father. Idolatry is broader than bowing down to a...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/a-father-s-work-no-idols</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a207168c9d8b2a0564f452b</guid><category><![CDATA[At Home]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:29:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_219b4b0eb69d4832bca6279553eaed16~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Geoff Gleason</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the World is Loud, Look to the Throne]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are certain places men go to get their footing back. Maybe it's an early morning on the back porch before anyone else is up with a good cup of coffee. Maybe it's the silence of a hunting stand at first light, or the quiet anticipation of tight line cast into the water. Men tend to instinctively find places of stillness when the world gets too loud, when the pressure of life won't let up, when a marriage is straining, when parenting is difficult, and when they can feel themselves losing...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/when-the-world-is-loud-look-to-the-throne</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0ddaceb2731dece7508335</guid><category><![CDATA[At Home]]></category><category><![CDATA[Personal Piety]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_c85231d09dfb434fbb0487062786948d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Byrd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only God Who Gives the Growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[“What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.” 												1 Corinthians 3:5-7 Evangelism and discipleship is hard. Telling others about your Christian beliefs and convictions is hard. Raising your children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord is hard. It is easy to desire immediate...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/only-god-who-gives-the-growth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a052adce8ad7aab1e6090b8</guid><category><![CDATA[In the Church]]></category><category><![CDATA[At Home]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 01:56:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_44769184eed848b0966763b21c599738~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jared Dean</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Godly Man's Diet for the Body]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction For some reason, many American men have bought into the notion that careless and indulgent eating is a sign of masculinity. It’s largely assumed that salads and early morning walks are for women. Meanwhile, it’s considered normal for men to be hunkered down on the couch watching baseball, with a can of beer in one hand and a bag of potato chips in the other. In many circles there can be an unspoken rule that the more manly you are, the less concerned you’ll be about the calories...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/a-godly-man-s-diet-for-the-body</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fbb0cf7c961ad0b9012a86</guid><category><![CDATA[At Home]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:45:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_7d33557b24bb4f7d9e12df080d5dd642~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Devon Rossman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Father's Work: No Other Gods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction Having considered the use of the law for fathers, it is time to take up this law and examine how it is significant. The First Commandment says, “You shall have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3). This commandment lays the foundation for giving glory and honor to God in all areas of life. To model this in the family, fathers must impress on their children that God is supreme in all of life. This goal is accomplished first, through teaching children about the greatness of God,...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/a-father-s-work-no-other-gods</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f2aab024f9d3e5cd746a32</guid><category><![CDATA[At Home]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:59:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_219b4b0eb69d4832bca6279553eaed16~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Geoff Gleason</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop Blaming Culture - Start Discipling Men]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blaming the culture has become something of a reflex. We look out at the world around us, and we understand why. There is confusion over gender, erosion of biblically defined marriage, passive men, absent fathers, and soft churches. So, we instinctively point the finger outward. “Look at what the culture has done.” Certainly, the culture is not neutral. It catechizes, pressures, and distorts what God has made clear. But here is an uncomfortable truth: the crisis of manhood is not merely a...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/stop-blaming-culture-start-discipling-men</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e907e925a9c96f142a92f9</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Piety]]></category><category><![CDATA[In the Church]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:01:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_092c7c0b296a43aabc759b160fe9d181~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Adams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parenting Without Panic in a Secular World]]></title><description><![CDATA[While scrolling and scanning through the morning newsfeed, the headlines and a few devotionals, I ran across a meme with a cute kid with a quote attributed to CS Lewis, “Children aren’t a distraction from more important work, they are  the important work.”  Whomever the quote belongs to, who can argue with it? Certainly, for Christians, children are indeed a mission field; ours as well as our church community. Parenting has never been for the timid or passive but seems more intimidating in...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/parenting-without-panic-in-a-secular-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d650644424ffa457c18fd6</guid><category><![CDATA[At Home]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:11:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_18b51fbc6e964e5c8c3598b3df1696fd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Godly Fathers and the Tool God Gives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction The first installment laid the foundation for what is to follow in terms of helps for biblical fatherhood outlined in the uses and kinds of Law. The second installment encouraged fathers toward intentional instruction and godly example and warned against possible pitfalls. This article turns to more particular explanations of uses of the Law as an aid for fathers. The audience is regenerate men who understand that justification by works of the Law is impossible. However, the Law...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/godly-fathers-and-the-tool-god-gives</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cd3c00535e7bcd26953ece</guid><category><![CDATA[At Home]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:41:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_219b4b0eb69d4832bca6279553eaed16~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Geoff Gleason</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discerning a Call to Ministry]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’” 												Matthew 9:37-38 What do you do if you believe you are being called to ministry? Where do you begin? Who do you speak with? What steps should you take? Many of you reading this are already ordained, but many of you may also be discerning a call to ministry and may one day be ordained ministers. This very...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/discerning-a-call-to-ministry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c4123f043183ace6e0539e</guid><category><![CDATA[In the Church]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:56:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_83a869a3a9304e30a92b010f674f7037~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jared Dean</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sacrament of Pragmatism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every January, people are looking for new ways to do things. Many will write down their new goals, or recycle old ones, so they can improve their lives. Often, these goals will be vague enough that they can be adapted to the ebb and flow of life. The theme of these resolutions are almost always self-improvement. We want to eat healthier, be more physically active, or invest our money more wisely. These resolutions will show up in social media posts in one way or another. An example would be a...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/the-sacrament-of-pragmatism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bb1da2392d3386b925b3b4</guid><category><![CDATA[In the Church]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:00:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_9e33c1abd4ff4423a8a2348a137587ed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Billy Eddy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reclaiming Conversation]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was a time when men learned how to speak by speaking face to face, without an edit button or a screen to hide behind. Conversation was a skill sharpened in living rooms, barber chairs, and around dinner tables. You learned when to listen, when to press, when to stay silent, and when to say the hard thing plainly. That skill is eroding, and with it something essential to masculine maturity. What needs to be reclaimed is not necessarily eloquence or extroversion, but the basic masculine...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/reclaiming-conversation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b1915f3858926568f549f1</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Piety]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:10:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_9de5c39796534eddb6e711ae6081cf45~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Adams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Shepherds Follow]]></title><description><![CDATA[" The LORD is my shepherd...He leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake." 													 Psalm 23:1, 3 I can’t remember the first time I heard the phrase, l ead, follow, or get out of the way.  It may have been in the military, in a movie, or in conversation. Whenever it was, it stuck. For years I thought that I had to choose one over the others.  Books on leadership are plentiful, even periodicals dedicated to posting articles on leadership. What about followship?  There are...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/when-shepherds-follow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a860fdf1929985ec9466dc</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Piety]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:50:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_11d50228f8c742719b579faffbaa209d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Father and His Children: Pitfalls and Practices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction This chapter examines the foundation of Christian fatherhood. I am speaking from the perspective of Christian experience and how a man lives out his role as a father. This article assumes the work of God in regeneration, justification, adoption, and the other monergistic graces. Here, the role of the Christian father is considered as part of God’s work of sanctification, or the process of being made holy as fathers. The Basic Task of Parenting The parent-child relationship is one...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/the-father-and-his-children-pitfalls-and-practices</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699f335bdcfe76b0f2d2ddb5</guid><category><![CDATA[At Home]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:38:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_219b4b0eb69d4832bca6279553eaed16~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Geoff Gleason</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gospel for Y'all]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rural America needs the gospel. This statement may seem obvious, but I would like to take a closer look at the needs of small towns and how the church can respond.  The plight of rural America My first ministry position was as a part time youth minister at a rural Southern Baptist church in Lincoln, Arkansas. For 2 ½ years, I labored in a town of 2,200 people that is known for its history of apple orchards and chicken farms. The culture is rooted in the agrarian traditions one will often find...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/the-gospel-for-y-all</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6995dae8efa15866f1ef0e97</guid><category><![CDATA[In the Church]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:50:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_7ba156af7b4f47b1b4d2534e4141ee54~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Billy Eddy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men, Do Something Hard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern life has made it remarkably easy for a man to avoid difficulty. Climate-controlled rooms, automated conveniences, instant entertainment, and endless distraction allow a man to pass entire days without exerting himself physically, mentally, or spiritually in any meaningful way. Nothing in his body aches. Nothing in his soul is tested. And over time, something in him quietly withers. Men were not designed for perpetual ease. From the beginning, God placed man in a garden  to work it and...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/men-do-something-hard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698c8c16e952b7bb6a1d8d87</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Piety]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:23:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_69c11bc8e68b4e3d8691e77e2db609e0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Adams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Father and His Children: Introduction and Framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction The question I want to consider over the next number of installments deals with the Law of God and its use for the Christian husband and father. Many think that since Christ fulfilled the laws of the Old Testament, they have limited application for the New Testament believer. It is true that the Christian must understand the Law in light of Christ’s fulfillment of it. However, that does not dismiss the Law altogether. To think rightly of the Law, it is necessary to consider both...]]></description><link>https://www.reformingmen.com/post/the-father-and-his-children-introduction-and-framework</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69837cfd131f188df5617056</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Piety]]></category><category><![CDATA[At Home]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:36:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c70854_219b4b0eb69d4832bca6279553eaed16~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Geoff Gleason</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>