As part of its outreach toward men inside and outside the church, Lutheran Hour Ministries' Men's NetWork is introducing a blog for guys to read and react to.

Coming in September, http://mnmanstuff.blogspot will invite readers to comment on topics ranging from the importance of male leadership to differences between being a nice guy and a good guy. Along the way, we'll even tackle the perpetual riddle of what do women really want. Check it out; post a comment; tell us what you think - it's all about having a conversation.

Central to the Men's NetWork Web site, which is coming in January, will be its video Bible studies. Our video teams are currently working on four different projects:

Home Run King by Pastor Tim Radkey is an engaging Bible study that highlights the central and critical player positions men occupy in their homes, their churches, and their communities. As servant-leaders, men are to both provide for their families and show them the way - to the cross and the King who gave His life for us all.

Who Am I? Why Am I Here?, written by Pastor Joel Biermann, is a detailed study bringing to the forefront God's will as it operates in a physical and moral world. Biermann shows how man's fullest role within creation is as a Christian engaged in service and actively speaking the story of Christ - which fulfills the very point of our life here on earth.

He Who Dies With The Most Toys Still Dies is Pastor Radkey's look at the materialist philosophy that can capture and hold an individual hostage. Whether it's a vintage 1945 Harley-Davidson "Knucklehead," the "house with the white picket fence," or a drawer full of memories and medals from yesteryear, Radkey reminds us that it's all just stuff, and a U-Haul trailing our hearse won't let us keep it beyond the grave.

When it comes to creation, Pastor Steve Misch's as-yet-untitled Bible study explores this complex and multifaceted topic with depth and finesse. In six sessions, he examines everything from scientific and theological debates over Genesis to astronomical distances and how creation and redemption are linked. In the end - as it was in the beginning - the center of it all is Jesus Christ.

The Men's NetWork will keep you posted as to when these video Bible studies are available ... visit www.lhmmen.com to sign up to receive further updates about the program. Men's NetWork is LHM's Christ-centered, Web-based ministry launching in January 2009 to equip and motivate men to greater levels of commitment, leadership and service as they become stronger disciples of Jesus Christ.