I had 8 guys over to our house to hang out and watch Monday Night Football tonight. Everybody brought snacks. One guy brought barbecued tri tip, now that was a snack. My daughter Sherri made mashed potatoes and we had a cooler full of Pop, half of it diet to make up for all the chips I ate. It was a very enjoyable time of fellowshiping. One of my memory verses is Hebrews 3:13, “encourage one another day after day as Long as it is still called today, so that none of you become hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.” In order for that kind of powerful encouragement to take place there must be a relationship strong enough to allow it. Many men don’t have strong friendships with other men that would allow for and encourage honest conversations about backsliding, unfaithfulness to God and worldliness. Without those blunt conversations no one is strong enough on their own to persevere in their walk with God. That is just the way it is. I want to finish life at a sprint running faithfully towards Christ, and I would be stupid to think I have it together to the point that I can do it on my own from here on out.