Friendship & Brotherhood
What friends and brothers can and can't do for each other. 19 articles.
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November 11, 2026
Why Tracking Your Habits Alone Stops Working
A habit tracker can tell you what you did. It can't tell anyone else. Why streaks kept in private fade, and what changes when a few brothers see the account.
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November 7, 2026
Nobody Asks Each Other Anything Anymore
AI makes us more efficient and quietly more alone. A software leader on what's disappearing from the workplace, why learning still happens best together, and simple ways to stay connected.
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October 25, 2026
The Man I'd Most Hate to Miss
When I built Agōn, I pictured three men: a freshman leaving home, a worn-out 40-something, and a retiree with decades of faithfulness. Why the middle one matters most to me.
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October 21, 2026
Every Man Needs Brothers, Not Just Buddies
Most men have friends to watch the game with and nobody to tell the truth to. What Scripture means by brotherhood, and how to build it on purpose.
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October 18, 2026
Eliab: Lessons from David's Oldest Brother
Eliab looked like a king, watched his youngest brother get anointed instead, and later mocked him on the battlefield. What the man who was passed over can teach the rest of us.
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October 15, 2026 · Giving Account
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 10, 2026 · Living the Lord's Prayer
Who Are Your Three? Paul, Barnabas, and Timothy
Every disciple needs someone ahead, someone alongside, and someone behind. A simple way to find the empty slot in your spiritual life and start filling it.
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Giving Account · Chapter 1 companion
What to Say When a Man Asks You to Hold Him Accountable
A man in your group says "hold me accountable." Here is how to honor the instinct, decline the impossible job, and hand him one he can actually do.
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Giving Account · Chapter 5 companion
Five Things a Brother Can Do, and How to Get Better at Each
Ask, listen, tell the truth, refuse to flatter, share the weight. A practical skills guide for the men on the receiving end of an account.
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Giving Account · Chapter 6 companion
How to Be Nathan Without Becoming the Police
Sometimes a brother goes quiet and you have to go after him. A practical guide to pursuing a man with truth, following the pattern of 2 Samuel 12 and Matthew 18.
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September 19, 2026
The Substitution Effect: When AI Replaces Your Bible, Your Prayers, or Your Friends
AI rarely pulls Christians away from God all at once. It quietly substitutes for the harder, better things. How to spot the substitution effect and what to do about it.
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August 25, 2026
When You Move, Your Faith Doesn't Pack Itself
Advice for a man heading to college or a new town: rebuild your daily rhythm, find a church and brothers fast, and use old friends as a bridge, not a home.
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August 1, 2026
Temporary Routines in a Temporary Place
A business trip or time away can quietly derail your walk with Jesus. How to plan your guards, your down time, and your worship before you go.
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July 4, 2026
Faith Was Never Meant to Be a Solo Act
Peter's closing words in 1 Peter 5:12-14 look like a sign-off, but they show how faith stands: anchored in grace, strengthened in community, and expressed in love.
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May 25, 2026 · Giving Account
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 · Giving Account
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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February 22, 2026 · Giving Account
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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November 27, 2025 · Second Fiddle
Pastoral Loneliness Is Structural. Here's How to Fight It.
Pastor loneliness isn't a personal failing. It's built into the role. Why it happens, the temptation it creates, and two kinds of friendship that answer it.
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April 15, 2025 · Giving Account
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.