It was an eye opening day at The Heights! We continued "The Takeover" today, answering questions submitted anonymously by people who attend our church. Of corse I'm normally an expository preacher. The Takeover gives me a chance to switch it up and deal with some issues that...
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This Sunday at the Heights we will continue “The Takeover.” Last week I started answering questions submitted anonymously by our church members and friends. It was a great start to what will surely get better and better over the next couple weeks. The vast majority of...
Continue ReadingWatch as Dr. Manning breaks down principles from his book, Saving Our Sons, at a DC social event called "Man Up - Meet Up" hosted by FLASSH Continuing Education Resources. For anyone who wants to effectively engage young men of color, here are the basic "rules...
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My heart aches for what is taking place in Ferguson, MO. Once again, the “system” has notified us that the lives of young men of color hold less value than others. What we are seeing is the reinstitution of the Three-Fifths Compromise. The life of...
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Whew!!! Man, what a busy weekend...
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Ten years ago, while in my second year of seminary, the pastor of the church I attended in Dallas challenged several men to fly to King of Prussia, PA to attend the Mighty Men of Valor Conference. I had heard of the conference before because...
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Great weekend of challenges and celebrations at the Heights. Today I preached a message that I had been working on for a few weeks from Titus 2:6-8. It was a challenge to all men to step up and model what Biblical Manhood looks like for a generation...
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Each year, someone sees our family in our costumes and sends me a message on social media with some variation of this question. Isn’t this the devil’s holiday? Why should we bring attention to this pagan day? Is celebrating Halloween playing with demonic spirits? For me,...
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Wow! What an awesome weekend! I hate missing worship at the Heights, and I ALWAYS freak out to epic levels when I know I'm going to be out...
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This Sunday we'll continue our Saving Our Sons, series applying important biblical principles about the needs of young men of color outlined in my book. After last week's important message about the need for true brotherhood, we'll continue the discussion by addressing the man's important role...
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