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"The No Bull Briefing" - March 2025 Samson Society Newsletter

The No Bull Briefing The Monthly Newsletter of the Samson Society March 2025

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The Captain's Log: An Invitation into the Wilderness Dear Brothers, As we find ourselves in the season of Lent, we step into a space of reflection, surrender, and preparation. Lent is a wilderness season—a time of reckoning with our hunger, our longing, our limitations. It invites us into an honest encounter with our own brokenness, not as something to be feared or shamed, but as the very place where Christ meets us with tenderness and truth. Recovery is, in many ways, its own kind of Lenten journey. It is the slow, courageous work of facing what we’d rather avoid, of naming what we’d rather numb. It is a journey into the depths, where we wrestle with our false selves—the masks we wear, the strategies we use to protect ourselves from pain—and where we are invited, instead, to step into the vulnerability of being fully known. Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness were not just about deprivation; they were about exposure. The enemy whispered lies that echo the ones we still battle today: You are what you produce. You are what others say about you. You are as powerful as your ability to control. And yet, Jesus resisted—not with strength, but with surrender. He refused to grasp for power, proving instead that real strength is found in dependency on the Father. What if this Lent, we practiced that same surrender? What if instead of white-knuckling our way through temptation, shame, or despair, we opened our hands? What if instead of trying to be “better men,” we allowed ourselves to be broken men, loved in the midst of our undoing? Lent is not just about loss—it is about making space for what is most real. It is about unlearning the lies we’ve believed about ourselves and making room for the voice of the One who calls us beloved. It is about the long, slow resurrection that happens in the shadows, before the dawn of Easter morning. Brothers, you are not alone in this wilderness. Christ is here, holding you even in the places you cannot hold yourself. And we are here, too—walking alongside you, as fellow sojourners, fellow sinners, fellow beloved sons. May this season draw you deeper into the heart of the One who does not demand your perfection, but delights in your presence. Grace and peace

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Sexual Freedom Intensive Intensive  May 2-4 outside Jackson, Mississippi Develop strategies to stop acting out behaviors and understand the individual wounds and thought patterns that drive them. Learn More Canadian Samson Retreat June 6-8 in Bloomfield, Ontario Engage with Samson Society founder Nate Larkin, participate in workshops and group discussions, and enjoy outdoor activities.  Learn More European Samson Retreat September 12-14 in Erhwald, Austria 38 hours + 5 meals + 3 Samson meetings + 1 mountain ascent = 47 lives changed forever Learn More 2025 Samson Summit November 7-9 outside Santa Fe, New Mexico Explore your story, deepen your relationships, and live out your story as fully as God intended. Learn More

Blooming Beyond Betrayal provides a huge jumpstart or boost for a betrayed spouse’s recovery journey. Invite your partner to attend April 11-13 just outside Jackson, Mississippi. She’ll be with leaders who understand her pain, and she’ll find that she is not alone. Learn More Invite your partner to join us during the Samson Summit on November 7-9 for The Wild and Sacred Journey. This transformative weekend retreat is designed exclusively for women to reconnect with the wild, playful, and sacred aspects of themselves. Learn More

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Sociologists discovered long ago that men are the average of their 5 closest friends; economically, academically, professionally, socially, and spiritually, you are the sum average of your 5 closest friends.

If you went home last night and pounded a 12-pack, there is a good chance 3 or 4 of your friends did as well.

If you get a divorce, there is a good chance 3 or 4 of your friends will too.

If you hit the gym daily, eat right, and live clean, I bet 3 or 4 of your friends do the same.

If you attend church every week and regularly read God's Word, chances are 3 or 4 of your friends are going and reading it with you.

Your friends affect everything. From your spiritual walk to your physical walk, your friends' matter. Think about this:

• If your spouse gains weight, you have a 37% chance of gaining weight.

• If your siblings gain weight, you have a 40% chance of gaining weight.

• If your friends gain weight, that number jumps to almost 60%.

What your friends eat is more of an indicator of your habits than your closest family members!

We all have something we'd like to become, areas in which we want to grow... a better parent. A better student. A better employee. A more faithful Christian. What if the decision to become that person was actually a decision about the friends you chose?

It is not your dreams that determine your destiny—it is the small decisions you make every day—and one of the most important decisions is whom you choose to walk with.

The people you're hanging out with today shape the person you're becoming tomorrow.

Here is the good news: most of us are 1 or 2 friends away from being a better parent, a better spouse, a more faithful Christian.

But here is the bad news: we are all 1 or 2 friends away from being a worse parent. A worse husband. A useless Christian.

"I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better." — Plutarch