@Daniel Valverde Mozo Huge congratulations to Daniel on getting married yesterday! Wishing you and your wife a lifetime of joy, friendship, and adventure together. Marriage is a big step… praying it’s full of grace, laughter, and strength as you build your life side by side. Cheers to this new chapter!

Silence is killing men. FORGE TRIBE exists to break it. This is a place to show up, speak honestly, pray together, and be formed in Christ alongside other men. You don’t need to know everything. You don’t need to catch up. You just need to start. 📍 START HERE 👉 Look around the Classroom- Get familiar with what’s here. 👉 Review the FIRE PIT Course- This explains what a FIRE PIT is and how it works. 👉 Show up. You don’t need to wait for anything to begin. 🔥 FIRE PIT (EVERY SATURDAY) FIRE PIT is our main gathering. Men meet to open Scripture, speak honestly, and carry the gospel for one another. No fixing. No judgment. Just presence. You attend ONE FIRE PIT each week. 🌊 West Coast – 6:00 AM Pacific 🏔️ Mountain – 6:00 AM Mountain 🌾 Central – 6:00 AM Central 🌅 East Coast – 6:00 AM Eastern *Choose the one that you prefer. 🙏 FORGE PRAYER (EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY) Forge Prayer is a simple time to pray together or sit quietly before God. You can speak or stay silent. Both are welcome. 🔥 THE CRUCIBLE (February 23 – April 5, 2026 (through Easter) Every man starts with the 40-Day Crucible. The Crucible is a focused formation journey that breaks passivity, builds discipline, and forges brotherhood. *If you arrive before then, just learn the rhythm and keep showing up. 🧭 WHERE TO GO FIRST 🤝 Want connection → FIRE PIT 🙏 Want prayer → Forge Prayer 📘 Want structure → Classroom Start with one. *You’re not behind. You're not late.

@John Spears , it’s great to see you here in FORGE tribe. You have been a pacing partner in my life ever since we were college roommates. You continue to set the pace for me and faithfulness and devotion to Jesus. I hope and pray this FORGE tribe experience creates a platform for you to continue building the kingdom in the lives of those inside your community. Would love to hear any thoughts you have over your recent years as an executive navigating board rooms and business deals, all while keeping your eye on the kingdom of God

I was 47 years old when a friend told me how they constantly feel. I immediately related and thought "that's me since I was 5 years old." They described it as "Restless, Irritable, and Discontent." Their description struck me between they eyes and sticks with me to this day. I hadn't been able to put a label on the way I'd constantly felt for decades and the only reprieve was when I distracted myself with work, relationships, or extra-curricular activities. I distracted myself A LOT and to the point it became a massive blind spot. With most of those distractions cleared out over the past few years, I had still been left with these unresolved feelings of always wanting to be in motion, anxious about the world around me, and wanting it to be changed in my direction. Now though, with the ability to recognize those feelings, I can sit with them and sort it out with patience and God's view on the subjects. Working through the lessons in "Prayer" I set out to find God's hot take on these things that I wrestle with, meditate on the scripture, and progress towards peace. The verses below are what I found and how I've been thinking about them during my prayers this week and have been asking for one simple thing over and over "Lord, guard my mind with your peace." Philippians 4:6–7 “Do not be anxious about anything… and the peace of God… will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Meditating On: When my mind won’t settle, God offers guarding peace, not more pressure. Philippians 4:11–13 “I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content… I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” Meditating On: Contentment is learned dependence, strength for the moment I’m in, not the one I wish I had. Proverbs 14:29 “Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.” Meditating On: Irritability isn’t “just my personality”. Scripture treats it as a spiritual wisdom issue. Psalm 131:1–2 “I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother…”

This is long overdue—particularly as the military continues to lose warriors to suicide and untreated inner wounds. For years, chaplains have been reduced to “emotional support officers,” stripped of their calling as pastors and shepherds. In doing so, we’ve ignored a hard truth: you cannot treat mental health while neglecting spiritual health. War breaks more than the mind and body. It fractures meaning, purpose, and moral grounding. No amount of self-care language or resilience buzzwords can replace faith, virtue, and truth. Restoring the Chaplain Corps isn’t about politics or forcing belief. It’s about giving warriors access to leaders who can speak boldly, walk with them in suffering, and address the deeper wounds of war. At a time like this, restoring spiritual authority isn’t optional—it’s essential. https://x.com/secwar/status/2001113071108882526?s=46&t=A8qr8c8jz_U7pINVn685vQ