a man's man

You might have seen the title of this post and thought you were in for a long read on how the world's view of a "man's man" and the Scriptures view of "man's man" are so different. Although I will endulge in that endeavor in the near future, today's latest post is just my opportunity to share with you three times in my life where I've really felt like a manly man.

1. Today--I changed the oil in my motorcycle by myself today. The sweat pouring from my brow and the black ooze filling the crevices of my fingers and hands got my testosterone pumping. I even wiped some on my face just so I looked even cooler.

2. Last month--Nothing is more manly than a rib eating contest. I sat down against the competition and went toe-to-toe (err...stomach-to-stomach) with nothing but a plate full of ribs in front of me. Although I lost and and I had to be rolled out of the restaurant, I left with a smile on my face knowing that I scored some major man points.

3. September 2007--For three weeks, I belly crawled under my house to fix the duct work on my home's air conditioning system. I had some help from my brother-in-laws, but those days and nights of reconnecting and wrapping ducts left be exhausted and exhilirated at the same time.

While I must admit all of these things don't make me a better husband, a better follower of Christ, or a better servant (all things that God puts on his man's man list), they do make me feel pretty dang manly. Now if I could just get a full 'stache going I'd be off the chart manly.