Blake R. Templeton argues men decay without brotherhood that sharpens them through honest confrontation. He cites Proverbs 27:17: iron sharpens iron. True growth comes from accountability and mutual refinement, not comfort or strategic plans.
You don't need more strategy. You need men in your life that won't let you lie to yourself. The Bible doesn't talk about comfort when it talks about brotherhood. It talks about something far more violent. Listen to this. Proverbs 27:17 says, iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. So if no one's confronting you, correcting you, and refining you, you're not being sharpened. You're literally decaying. Real brotherhood doesn't protect your comfort. It forges your edge. A place where you're wholly known, like real men praying for you, sharpening each other, speaking life into you, real connection, authentic relationship, and a place to go for masculine renewal. If there's something inside of you that knows that you've been missing this, DM the word brotherhood and apply.
