The story of Mason's Journey to Manhood encourages young men to know that at some point in time, we all will have to step up to the plate and do what needs to be done. It's part of the human experience. At times, we will find ourselves having to step up at a younger age. It's okay. It's part of being a man and part of the journey into manhood.

New church voice Eric Mason addresses the cultural and spiritual crises within manhood head-on, presenting a gospel-centered vision that points men back to God's original intent for their lives.

"Becoming A Kept Man: My Journey...and Yours" is about becoming all you were created to be, and having the proper perspective in life, especially when pursuing sexual abstinence. It's not only a testimonial, but it's a story about personal growth, seeing yourself from God's perspective, and being a blessing to the people around you right now! This book is for men and women who are lonely, sexually confused, and/or romantically unfulfilled. If you're taking an active interest in maintaining sexual self-discipline and pursuing a more rewarding and purposeful life while unmarried, "Becoming A Kept Man" will encourage you to live your best life without waiting on your "better half" to show up & help!

About the Book... The history of Freemasonry encompasses the origins, evolution, and defining events of the fraternal organization. It covers three phases. Firstly, the emergence of organized lodges of operative masons during the Middle Ages, then the admission of lay members as "accepted" or "speculative" masons, finally, the evolution of purely speculative lodges and the emergence of Grand Lodges to govern them. The modern Masons trace their foundation to London in 1717. The Craft, as members call it, was based on a fraternal bond created by Ritual and symbolic rules. Its rules prescribed formal equality between all members, whatever their race, creed, or class. The goal was moral education to build better men, just as the old stonemasons had built cathedrals and castles. However, all of this was conducted in seclusion from the outside world. It involved learning secrets and swearing to keep them. The Mission of the Lodge is, and shall always be, to promote a way of life that binds like-minded men in a worldwide brotherhood that transcends all religious, ethnic, cultural, social, and educational differences; by teaching the great principles of Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth. "My Masonic Journey with Hiram Abiff" began in Morocco and came to an end at N.C Harmony #2 Lodge in Miamitown, Ohio.

They built some of the first communal structures on the empire's frontiers. The empire's most powerful proconsuls sought entrance into their lodges. Their public rituals drew dense crowds from Montreal to Madras. The Ancient Free and Accepted Masons were quintessential builders of empire, argues Jessica Harland-Jacobs. In this first study of the relationship between Freemasonry and British imperialism, Harland-Jacobs takes readers on a journey across two centuries and five continents, demonstrating that from the moment it left Britain's shores, Freemasonry proved central to the building and cohesion of the British Empire. The organization formally emerged in 1717 as a fraternity identified with the ideals of Enlightenment cosmopolitanism, such as universal brotherhood, sociability, tolerance, and benevolence. As Freemasonry spread to Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australasia, and Africa, the group's claims of cosmopolitan brotherhood were put to the test. Harland-Jacobs examines the brotherhood's role in diverse colonial settings and the impact of the empire on the brotherhood; in the process, she addresses issues of globalization, supranational identities, imperial power, fraternalism, and masculinity. By tracking an important, identifiable institution across the wide chronological and geographical expanse of the British Empire, Builders of Empire makes a significant contribution to transnational history as well as the history of the Freemasons and imperial Britain.