Element 26 is a men's ministry designed to draw men together in pursuit of living a Godly life through camping, hiking and outdoor adventures coupled with transparent conversation, accountability and sound Biblical teaching.
Iron (element 26) is one of the most common elements on Earth. In its purest form, it is relatively soft, however, through the smelting process, or adding of impurities, it is hardened. With enough smelting, steel is created, which is up to 1000 times harder. Once hardened, iron can be used to do great good or great harm.
Like iron, men will face outside influences that will tend to harden us. Also, like iron, this hardening, or toughness, can be used to do great good or great harm. Too many men are forged into anger or bitterness. More men need to be forged in strength and boldness.
"As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another."
- Proverbs 27:17
Iron (element 26) is one of the most common elements on Earth. In its purest form, it is relatively soft, however, through the smelting process, or adding of impurities, it is hardened. With enough smelting, steel is created, which is up to 1000 times harder. Once hardened, iron can be used to do great good or great harm.
Like iron, men will face outside influences that will tend to harden us. Also, like iron, this hardening, or toughness, can be used to do great good or great harm. Too many men are forged into anger or bitterness. More men need to be forged in strength and boldness.
"As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another."
- Proverbs 27:17
Like many men, I've struggled with insecurities as a father and husband. For most of my life, I didn't have a good relationship with my own father, as well as other struggles that life would throw at me. For years, I faked my way through life, pretending it was all good, and seeing other men who had their lives together. I wondered why I was failing where they were succeeding. It wasn't until I plugged into a group of men who shared their own struggles openly that I began to recognize I wasn't the only one facing these struggles. It was then that I began to heal. The goal of Element 26 is to create a place for more men to find those connections and help them be the men God called them to be.
I'm looking forward to putting some of my own life's lessons, struggles, resources and victories in words that will hopefully help others through their own battles.
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