Samson Society

Friendship and Discipleship for Men

The Samson Society is a fellowship of Christian men who are serious about authenticity, community, humility and recovery - serious, but not grave.

Traveling Companions

Samson guys are traveling-companions on a great spiritual adventure, not grim pilgrims on a death march to personal holiness. We challenge each other daily to believe the incredible news that God actually knows us, loves us, and has restored us to himself. As we follow Christ together, we find our lives progressively interrupted by righteousness, peace and joy.

We are not a church. We are simply one extension of the church universal.

We are not an "accountability group." Instead of living our lives separately and reporting (or lying) about our progress, we try to live our lives together.

We are not a "men's group." Okay, so there are no women, but that doesn't make us a men's group, does it? Please. Most of us have had it up to here with men's groups.

We are not a 12-step group. Many of us attend 12-step groups and are grateful for them, but our addictions do not define us, and we do not segregate our membership by behavior.

We are not perfect. Not even close. We are broken individuals, but in our fractured fellowship we find a foretaste of God's approaching re-creation.

Blog Posts

Thoughts on what makes a good marriage

Yeah, I'm an expert and all. I been married 4 months! But here are some principles that I work with, so far. * I am in charge. This goes up against my fear that I'll screw it up, which of course I have done; my wish to avoid responsibility; and my fear that my wife will turn into a harsh-word-wielding feminist eager to puncture me. This is the hardest principle for me. * ...her well-being is my goal. This goes against my selfishness, but is still easier than the last principle! * If I don't… Continue

Posted by Qaz on May 9th, 2008 at 10:30am — 1 Comment (Add)

Lately #4

Only today and tomorrow left in the semester. HOORAH! Other things have taken form too, including the breakup with certain woman. the more and more we talk the more we realize it wasn't meant to be. which is good i think, to help it settle in. but beyond that, just pray for me. I'm really really really trying to do everything i can as far as resisting temptation. I'm on a 3 day streak now (not much)...but just with God (that "Lord is my strength, I shall not want" verse in my mind) and helpful f… Continue

Posted by Jordan Threadgill on May 7th, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments (Add)

Just a Speck

Physically I am a big guy; I stand over a lot of people. Tonight however I feel microscopic. I spent a good hour sitting in my back yard tonight just staring up into the star filled sky, as my eyes adjusted more and more stars came into view. A shooting star flashed acr… Continue

Posted by Philip Faustin Jr on May 6th, 2008 at 4:08am — 2 Comments (Add)

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NEW! Geographic Directory of Meetings and Possible Contacts

For a current directory of meetings and possible contacts, click here. To update information about you or your meeting, contact Tony Hamilton, who administers this list.

Meetings

Bayou Believers (1 member)
Washington, DC Samson (6 members)
Destin Gang (4 members)
Samson Jacksonville (7 members)
MAX MONKS (Men At Crossroads) (1 member)

The King's Men (2 members)
The Lions Den (1 member)
wandering monks (2 members)
Jabbok River (1 member)
Men Of Honor (Santa Rosa, CA) (1 member)

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Prayer Need
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Guys, I originally wrote a note to the guys on my friend's list, but decided I wanted everyone to know this prayer request. We received word this morning that my wife's father was found dead. Thi... Continue

Started by Dale. Last reply by Preston Kash 9 hours ago.

Special Meetings in Colorado

On Friday May 9, Nate Larkin and Kortland Fuqua are coming to Colorado. They will be joining us in Denver for a special meeting on Friday night May 9. We will meet at 6 pm at our regular location.... Continue

Started by Philip Faustin May 7

Felt like this, I have. And you?

There is a passage in CS Lewis' The Voyage of the Dawn Treader where he talks about a boy named Eustace that had turned into a dragon. Then Aslan comes along and helps him by taking his dragon skin... Continue

Tagged: healing, recovery

Started by Upstate Buddy #211 May 6

things i find hard to deal with
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hi everyone it may be hard for me to type cause i may start crying tough this so here goes #1 is lust and i know everyone deals with this one well all the the things am going to list so am not alon... Continue

Started by big daddy aka Joshua Kelley. Last reply by Rich aka S. W. N. 6 hours ago.

We are a fellowship of Sinners
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Guys, I have been thinking about recent posts about how we confess and receive love and forgiveness from one another. The question was raised about guys thinking that they can come and confess to t... Continue

Tagged: men, confession

Started by Upstate Buddy #211. Last reply by H May 6.

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Meeting Manners, Part 2 Added by Nate Larkin
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summer road cruise

Starting in May, the Samson Summer Road Cruise will visit meetings and members in at least 21 states. Here’s the tentative lineup:

May 8-10 Colorado

May 8, Boulder SS Get-Together at Left Hand Brewery. 4-7 PM

May 9 Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 1:00 PM
Denver SS Littleton CO 6:30 PM

May 10 Rocky Mountain Presbyterian, Westminster CO 8:30 AM

June 6-13 North and South Carolina
June 14-30 Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nebraska, Missouri
July 4-10 Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky
July 15-25 Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee

The Road Crew will travel together by bus or van, share meals and lodging, and hold a Samson meeting somewhere every night. Nate will speak wherever he’s invited along the way. Mostly the Road Crew will just hang with our far-flung brothers, encouraging existing meetings and maybe even planting a few new ones.

Interested?

There are several ways you can get involved.

1. You can invite the Cruise to visit your meeting, church or men’s group. If the planners can fit you into the itinerary, they will.

2. You can meet up with the Cruise at any point along the way, participate in the fellowship at that location, and make a few new friends there.

3. You can join the Road Crew for a day, several days, or even longer. As long as there is a seat on the bus and we can get your expenses covered, you’re more than welcome.

4. You can help to underwrite the effort by donating money, goods or
services to the Cruise. We’re working on making those gifts tax-deductible, but haven’t completed those steps yet.)

Arrangements are still pretty fluid, but we decided to make this announcement just to see how many guys might be interested in participating. If you have a suggestion, a question or a request, please send a note right away to roadcrew@samsonsociety.org.

Summer is right around the corner. Let’s visit some Pirate Monks!