“ Being a man is a privilege, not an entitlement. It is a surrender of our priority. It is a laying down of our lives, not physically but inwardly—our preferences, our pleasures, sometimes even our drea… Stephen Mansfield
“ A man ought to invest in knowledge because it is part of living in this world fully engaged and glorifying God. Yet our times also make it essential. Stephen Mansfield
“ What are you reading, watching, memorizing, and applying that will make you an exceptional man? Stephen Mansfield
“ The solution is to forgive, to let go of the bait in that trap and pull yourself free. Stephen Mansfield
“ The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all. Stephen Mansfield
“ NOTHING GREAT WILL EVER BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT GREAT MEN, AND MEN ARE GREAT ONLY IF THEY ARE DETERMINED TO BE SO. FOR GLORY GIVES HERSELF ONLY TO THOSE WHO HAVE ALWAYS DREAMED OF HER. —Charles De Gaulle,… Stephen Mansfield
“ Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way . . . you become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions. Stephen Mansfield
“ John Wesley drank wine, was something of an ale expert, and often made sure that his Methodist preachers were paid in one of the vital currencies of the day—rum. His brother, Charles Wesley, was known… Stephen Mansfield
“ I’ve searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of committees. Stephen Mansfield
“ Historians Will and Ariel Durant have written in The Story of Civilization: The Reformation that at the time of Luther, a gallon of beer per day was the usual allowance per person, even for nuns. This… Stephen Mansfield
“ Facing the reality of that painful season when it felt as though you were in a sandstorm with no skin is the key to becoming whole now. Stephen Mansfield
“ Every human soul is different. We are all shaped by both experience and design, by callings and the way our gifts mold our inner lives. Every soul has a bent, a drift, a way it wants to go. And when h… Stephen Mansfield
“ David knew what it was to be a man. As he lay dying, he called his son Solomon to his bedside and gave him final instructions: I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and show yourself… Stephen Mansfield
“ Charlemagne’s support for brewing enhanced an already vibrant Christian beer culture in the medieval church, one that is difficult to exaggerate. An example comes to us from a letter that Pope Gregory… Stephen Mansfield
“ But you will always be tempted and you need to know this. The devil is trying to shape your life with wounding and offense in order to keep you from a life defined by the purposes of God. Stephen Mansfield
“ But running from emotional pain is never a good idea, as it only leaves us damaged of soul and hindered in our ability to fulfill our purpose. We have to turn and face our torturous seasons and the sc… Stephen Mansfield
“ A second legacy from Nancy might seem more a curse than a gift, but it may have helped to give us the Lincoln our nation reveres. She would pass on to him her own struggle with depression, with that e… Stephen Mansfield
“ A man cannot fulfill his purpose if he is living for applause, approval, and affirmation in this world. It simply will not come—not enough, certainly, to answer the needs of his soul. Stephen Mansfield
“ We had hoped. It is what we say on the other side, when our vision is shattered and we feel ourselves to be fools for trusting in something we couldn’t even see. Stephen Mansfield
