A Real Men’s Night

Last night we had a great men’s ministry meeting!

For the last 6 weeks we have been going through the ‘Wild at Heart’ video series by John Eldridge. It’s been really good. There has been open sharing from every guy in our discussion time and a new comradeship among us. Some have even been going out afterwards for a continuation of the fellowship.

Last night we took a break from the series and had a movie night. We ate deli sandwiches and watched ‘Live Free, Die Hard’, the most recent Bruce Willis film.
My sons and I wore ripped, bullet ridden, bloody (not real of course) tee shirts designed and created by us just for this event. What can I say, IT WAS AMAZING! Not just the film, but the connection it brought to us men. We delighted in the explosions, the chases and crashes,the ridiculously impossible second chances, the stupid one liners, the incredible anger unleashed and most especially the impossible survival of Willis through it all. It was awesome and a great shared experience.

I’m not sure that I would be able to explain the fellowship part to most woman. My wife often asked me after playing a round of golf with the guys, “What did you talk about?”. “Golf” would be my response, and then I’d tell her what a great time we had together. She would ask, “Well didn’t you talk about….”, bringing up all the important stuff. “Nope, we played golf together. It was great.”

She doesn’t ask anymore.