Yesterday, Gerit Bantjes, who as well as being a member of the group is also a an expert in nutrition and exercise talked with is about making positive changes to our lives styles. To be fair there were few men in there, myself included, who not need to lose a few pounds!

I think the primary message though was recognising where the battlgrounds are in your life. Is it food, alcohol, lust, porn, tv? It could be any weakness that the enemy uses to try to take you out. In John 10:10 it says "The enemy comes only to steel, kill and destroy" Well I don't know about you but I have resolved not to give the enemy anymore foothold in my life. The devious git that he is means that he is unlikely bother to attack me in my areas of strength, rather he will go after my weaknesses. Mark Lyndon Jones, the leaders of Band of Brothers" uses a phrase which is "guys its great to do life together" He is right. As we see high profile Christians fall we need to get hold of the fact that we were born to live in community, in family, in church. Where life can be lived out with accountability.

We have seen guys fall before and, alas, I think we will again but what can I do to ensure it's not me or any of my mates? Well set-ups like Band of Brothers surely help.