Giving Account
14 articles drawn from the book. Accountability is something a man gives, not something done to him.
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October 15, 2026
How to Confess Sin to a Friend
James 5:16 tells believers to confess their sins to one another. Here is a practical, step-by-step guide for Christian men who have never done it, or never done it well.
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October 5, 2026
Why "Hold Me Accountable" Doesn't Work (and What to Say Instead)
Most Christian men have asked their friends to hold them accountable. It rarely works, and the reason is in the sentence itself. A better sentence, and why it changes everything.
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September 27, 2026
A Rule of Life for Men Who Hate Rules
You don't need a type-A personality to grow in faith. Six practical ways for creative, low-structure men to build steady faithfulness into an ordinary week.
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June 13, 2026
Are we just checking boxes?
Is it wrong to keep up spiritual habits even when they feel empty? No. They are the bread that keeps your soul alive.
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June 1, 2026
Accountability Software Can Send a Report. It Can't Give Your Account.
Filters and monitoring apps can help men fighting pornography. Here is what they do well, what they can't do, and how to use them inside real biblical accountability.
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May 25, 2026
Questions to Ask an Accountability Partner (and Five to Stop Asking)
The best accountability questions don't extract a confession. They receive one and go deeper. Twenty questions for men's groups, sorted by purpose, plus five to retire.
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May 17, 2026
What Does the Bible Actually Say About Accountability?
Search the Bible for "hold each other accountable" and you won't find it. Here is what Scripture does say about accountability, and why the difference matters for Christian men.
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May 10, 2026
Romans 14:12 and the Final Account
"Each of us will give an account of himself to God." What Romans 14:12 meant in its setting, and why the final account frees men from judging each other.
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February 22, 2026
After a Fall: The First Conversation
Confessing a relapse is often harder than the first confession. How to have the first conversation after a fall, and how brothers should receive it.
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December 6, 2025
The Weekly Self-Report, Walked Through with an Example
Four weekly accountability questions, one hypothetical week: how a man drafts his self-report on Sunday night, fixes it, and reads it aloud first.
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September 18, 2025
How to Run a 30-Minute Accountability Call
A simple accountability group format for busy men: five men, thirty minutes, one honest account each, and a brother who answers every one.
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July 3, 2025
Giving Account in Marriage
Accountability in marriage doesn't mean making your wife your monitor. It means owning your own load and telling her the truth before she has to find it.
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April 15, 2025
What to Do When a Brother Goes Quiet
What to do when a friend stops talking: how to notice a brother going quiet, why men stay silent, and how to go after him without becoming his monitor.
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January 29, 2025
Who Hears the Pastor's Account?
Accountability for pastors usually means oversight. But a pastor has his own account to give, and someone should be hearing it every week.
