Friendly Fire and Media Spin

A powerful media personality recently described my work and the work of my brothers who are part of GodMen “adolescent” and dismissed its impact. His source? One biased and inaccurate report from a national newspaper that has a reputation for besmirching Christians. Now the same person is crying foul, saying the media is misrepresenting him.

As actions truly say more than mere words (especially ones edited by someone who wasn’t present at the event in question)…

After GodMen, a man picked up a homeless young man. Gave him a place to stay. Got him back on his feet. Helped him receive free dental care. He wouldn’t have done that if he hadn’t attended.

Men came clean with their addiction to porn. They have hope again.

Men became honest with the fear and passivity in their lives. They began the soulwork necessary to drive the sins of passivity from their lives.

Men took their fathering more seriously. They wept for their children and for the fathering they didn’t receive. They look to God for help now.

They learned that emotions properly displayed make you more manly, not less.

Men cultivated courage, without which no other virtue like love has a fighting chance.

A Vietnam vet opened up and shared the pain he has been carrying for nearly 40 years.

Soldiers were honored for their sacrifice and courage.

Men were encouraged to be both tender-hearted and tough-minded—absolute essentials for healthy leadership.

Men sought wisdom greater than their own regarding how to best love their wives.

Men were inspired to become warriors of light.

Does this sound “adolescent” to you?

Paul Coughlin