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If you’ve seen our reports here in Brave Men Motivational email or on Christian Men’s Network social media, you’ve heard that some stalwart men in Nigeria have committed to launching a men’s movement across that nation­—a land that has seen over 8,000 church members killed by radical jihadist’s in the last 12 months.  We answered and went. As we can tell you, God is raising up a band of strong Christian men—men of faith, perseverance, and courage. Last Saturday, they sent you a video greeting…the cheer is Booyah!…the warrior yell. Watch their greeting to you on the video    ...

The feeling as the plane lifts off and I watch Nigeria disappear behind the clouds... hard to explain.   It's like collapsing on the locker room floor after a winning shot that saved the season … the team jumping together, the crowd delirious and now later we lay on the floor and think, “Did this really happen?!” This week in Nigeria has been powerful. For many men, life changing. We have begun to build strong relationships with key men from across Nigeria. Not average men. These leaders are building significant churches, community outreaches, schools, medical centers, businesses, and raising up successful...

Joshua had messed up. Made a bad mistake and it killed some of his friends. He sent a group of men into battle without having direction from the Lord. They went into battle at a place called Ai and were thrashed. Many of his men were killed. (See Joshua chapter 7.) Joshua was stunned. Fell on the ground. Began to cry bitterly. “It would have been better if we never came here, we should go back to the wilderness, it’s all so bad.” It was whining prayer—can you relate? I can. This is just weeks after the great victory at...

The pastors summit in Lagos has been crazy - wonderful - wild. The Elevation Church "Exponential Conference" has been outstanding … from famous African musicians to many highly significant pastors from this beautiful continent. A middle-aged pastor of one of Nigeria's largest churches said: "They tell me you might be Ed Cole’s son, is this true?” I answered that I was. He grabbed me and hugged me. With emotion and a few tears, he said, “When I was at university in Southern Nigeria, I found your father’s books at the local Bible bookstore. I bought every one they had. Your...

Joshua was a great leader of Israel. They went up against a powerful city in Jericho as they moved into the Promised Land. God gave them a huge win. You and I often have the same wins. God-given and producing a powerful feeling of victory in our guts. It’s great. But the victory of Jericho could be your downfall. Might lead to your next defeat! Why is that? Because it wasn’t hard. In the story of Joshua, all that Israel had to do was march around the city once a day, then seven times on the seventh day … then...