A Clarion Call.

“I begin this letter with a clarion call and clear charge to you, my sons and brothers in Christ: Men, do not hesitate to engage in the battle that is raging around you, the battle that is wounding our children and families, the battle that is distorting the dignity of both women and men. This battle is often hidden, but the battle is real. It is primarily spiritual, but it is progressively killing the remaining Christian ethos in our society and culture, and even in our own homes. The world is under attack by Satan, as our Lord said it would be.” ). Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix, In to the Breach

Men are built for a battle. It is intrinsic to their very natures. They need a call to action, like the hero in the classic hero’s journey. They need a mission, a goal, a way to know they have achieved something. They need a challenge. They derive gratification and satisfaction from overcoming adversity. Men want to know who they are fighting. They need to know their enemy is real. And they will go to great lengths to protect those they love, and to serve a God who offers them salvation.

Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle.” Psalm 144:1