Brothers. I've been quiet in here. And I want to own that before I say anything else. I've been navigating a difficult season. Some things I believed deeply in haven't worked out the way I hoped. I couldn't fill the retreat and made the decision to cancel it. I've been working to build a local brotherhood, and the men I've invited haven't been able to make it. That's been discouraging. And alongside that, I've been doing my best to show up for my wife, my children, my clients, and the responsibilities God has entrusted to me. Some days I've done that well. Some days I've been carrying a lot more than I've let anybody see. Which brings me to something I've been sitting with. Being needed isn't the same thing as being known. You can be the man everybody depends on and still be carrying something nobody knows about. You can have friends, golf buddies, men at church, a group chat, and hundreds of contacts in your phone. But who actually knows what's happening with you? Who knows when you're not okay? Who has permission to tell you the truth? And whose life are you close enough to that you can do the same for him? I've spent years building spaces for men to answer those questions. I need those spaces, too. I'm not standing at the top of the mountain telling you how to get here. I'm climbing. And I'm trying to follow Christ as faithfully as I can along the way. So here's what I want you to do this week. Take an honest inventory. BODY: Have you stewarded your health and strength, or neglected them? WIFE / MARRIAGE: Have you loved her actively, or given her what's left of you? CHILDREN: Have you been present, or merely nearby? BROTHER: Is there another man who actually knows what you're carrying? GOD: Have you made room to listen, pray, and obey? WORK / MONEY: Where have you honored your responsibilities? Where have you avoided them? I'm not asking you to perform for this group. I'm asking you to tell the truth. You don't have to answer every question. But I want you to answer these three: