Showing posts with label Friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Friends. Show all posts
Friday, October 17, 2025

If You're Serving Another Samson Brother As A Silas, Are You Obligated To Follow Up?

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Here's the situation: If you're serving another man as his Silas and his sinful behavior(s) is continuing to incur tangible, long-te...
Thursday, September 18, 2025

Consuming Strife, Perpetuating Envy & Ultimately Relegating Tribalism (Your Washing Machine Jerusalem)

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As humans, we're hard pressed to not become more and more biased / cliquish as we age.  Why? Advancing forward year to year inevitably c...
Saturday, September 6, 2025

My Smoking Hot Friendboy / Brother + The Swimmer Angel

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I'm an only child.  As such, I'm independent to a fault and hardly anything ruffles my feathers - outside of my home (I have no idea...
Saturday, August 30, 2025

Flying Straight Into The Flame

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My modus operandi throughout the majority of my adult life has been to never back down from a challenge as it pertains to facing (& ulti...
Sunday, August 17, 2025

You Have No Control Over Your Friend's Priorities (Especially His Spiritual Priorities) As He Himself Leads As A Husband / Father

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A few years back, I was blessed to meet Zane.  I'd felt so moved to participate in a day mission trip with our church, Lakeside Pres, in...
Thursday, July 24, 2025

Choosing To Not Be Bitter / Jaded In Spite Of Being Read (& Tremendously Scarred By) The Riot Act

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I had the privilege to delve into volunteer work in my early 30s (20+ years ago).  This volunteer leadership position that I was appointed t...
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Is A Loved One / Friend / Professional Colleague Attempting To Drive A Wedge Between You & A Third Relational Leg (Parent / Common Friend / Professional Colleague or Bossman)? Read On.

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Firstly, what is a relational wedge?   It's an intentional (tangential) relational sabotaging technique used by individuals who feel a g...
Saturday, March 15, 2025

Advice To Samson Newcomers

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I truly enjoy hosting a newcomers' meeting on Saturday mornings.  To initially hear these men's stories and how they came to take th...
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Amazing Reunion

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I spoke with my freshman roommate (Mississippi State University) yesterday, (2/17) for the first time since last seeing him in '91 (we d...
Saturday, January 25, 2025

I'm Just Another Man. Or Am I?

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Years ago, during the pandemic, I wrote a letter to my Silas' (then) boss, asking for permission to "surprisingly visit" their...
Friday, October 4, 2024

Combating Mundanity (Loosening The Grip Of The Private, Self-Destructive Novelty)

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When I worked for the State of MS ('06-'12), there were two sides to our team.  The opposing side (opposite the "employee team...
Monday, September 2, 2024

Recommended Reading / Rob's Cycle of Porn

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The Cycle of Pornography | Evidence Unseen My first encounter with porn (late elementary school) occurred at my uncle's apartment.  I wa...
Sunday, July 21, 2024

As a Christian, You're Going To Get Hurt Within Samson Society. Why Expect This? Because You're Called To Serve Firstly & Feel Secondly.

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Prior to losing my Campus Architect / Facilities Director position at Delta State University in 2013, I was surrounded by men day in and day...