ATG Blog
As Seasons Change
Posted by lance tullis in ATG Blog on April 21st, 2010
Life is moving like a storm toward summer. It’s still very much like winter in the mountains, but change is coming. I just got back from a great mountain bike ride in the hills above the San Joaquin River. Had some good solo-time with God. All I could think about was how life changes. One minute we’re pushing toward our dreams in life: marriage, business, personal goals, or fatherhood. The next minute those dreams can get shattered.
I’ve learned to use the opportunity of a lost dream to follow a new one. The Christian life isn’t about getting stuck in past regrets and failures. Sure we learn what we can from them, but there comes a time to move forward.
Maybe that time has come for some of you guys. It might mean letting go of a business, relationship, or pursuit of something. It’s OK to let go sometimes. When our focus is on the past, we can’t see the opportunities that are right before us today.
Let God into that past failure or regret, heal you from it, and prepare you for His best. We’re moving into Spring now. Look around. The hills are green. Lakes are filling up, and new life all around us. Some of us have had hard winters in life, but I assure good things are to come.
As the seasons change, may God open that masculine heart of yours to become a man alive to His intent for your life. Heaven knows that now is a time for masculine strength like never before. Remember, you’re a man, and as the great Zig Ziggler says, “Falure is an event, not a person.”
Keep up the fight men,
Lance Tullis
Awaken the Giant II: The Second Turning
Posted by lance tullis in ATG Blog, Events on March 29th, 2010
I am excited to see the second year of Awaken the Giant unfold. We’re already seeing church support from New Life, Grace Bible, Mountain Brook, Agape Church, and our brothers at Trinity in Lompoc. Awaken the Giant (ATG) is a genuine movement. We realize the days of the arena conferences are gone, but the need for masculine strength in our culture is more prominent than ever.
Our theme, “The Second Turning”, is about men rising from quiet lives, settled in the shadows, to becoming men fully alive in a brotherhood of strength, vision, and accountability. We are men made for such a day as this. Our families, churches and community need men of “power, love and sound mind.”
Last year we sought to awaken men, letting them see their strength as men, and encouraged a rising power in the brotherhood of Christian men through small groups.
This year we are seeking to move men to impact. Our speakers Ted Roberts and Mike Slater are prepared to ignite a revolution, starting with men of the Central Coast.
Over 300 men attended ATG last year. This year we are expecting over 500. Don’t miss out on what God is doing on the Central Coast. The time has come for a new movement in men’s ministry. ATG II: The Second Turning will be an event to change your life. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Stay Strong,
Lance Tullis
Thanks to all you pirates, cowboys, and sages
Posted by lance tullis in ATG Blog on November 23rd, 2009
Thanks for attending Friday night’s meeting. It was good to see such a broad range of guys and backgrounds. We’ll do this again in the early Spring to keep up the momentum of Awaken the Giant. LT
Reconciliation : No Greater Love
Posted by lance tullis in ATG Blog on November 17th, 2009
Reconciliation after divorce or separation is really hard, but if a guy can keep his heart open, then all things are possible. There’s a new movie coming out from Lion’s Gate that I think will offer some hope of reconciliation. Check out the trailer at Web http://nogreaterlovethemovie.com
Hang in there guys. She’s worth it. LT
Borrowed Courage-Lord of the Rings
Posted by lance tullis in ATG Blog on November 11th, 2009
Last Thursday I launched a new small group. We watched a clip from Return of the King, The Ride of Rohirrim, and for the first time I was reminded of how I once felt like Merry. He was the hobbit that rode on the horse with the king’s daughter, the one who sleighed the Nazgul. It was like borrowed courage, a guy riding on the horse of a woman. Do any of you guys feel that way, that sometimes the courage isn’t real; it’s borrowed from someone else? Let me hear what you have to say. Lance