Nothing changes a person quite like a real encounter with the living God. This past weekend, I had the privilege of witnessing firsthand how a man in his late 50s made the firm decision to completely turn his life around. There were exaclty 51 men at this retreat. His wife gave him eight children, but the list didn't end there. Occasional encounters during his travels through Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina brought more children into the world, to the point where he lost track of them. Eventually, his wife drew a definitive line: "Enough, please leave us alone." In the blink of an eye, he lost everything: his house, car, property, inheritance, job, his relationship with his children, and, most painfully, his dignity. He was completely broken. Two weeks ago, we happened to be in the right place at the right time. It all started with a casual conversation around my motorcycle. He was at the end of his rope. I told him about a men's event—a space where he could return to...
A NEW BEGINNING. Starting over.