Giving Account
9 articles drawn from the book. Accountability is something a man gives, not something done to him.
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September 24, 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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September 22, 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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September 18, 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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August 1, 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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June 14, 2026
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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April 27, 2026
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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March 10, 2026
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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January 21, 2026
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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December 4, 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.