Writer · Veteran · Follower of Christ
Jake
McCluskey
For the man still in the fight.
You don’t need another sermon.
You don’t need a five-step plan.
You need to know another man has been in the pit and climbed out.
Brother, you are not alone.
“On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen; all the day and all the night they shall never be silent.” — Isaiah 62:6
Get on your knees first.
Tell the truth, especially about yourself.
Guard your house.
Carry the man next to you.
And stand your watch.
The watch is the whole job. It has always been the whole job.
Where do you want to start?
More letters for the man who is angry, or starting over.
The Books
Written by Jacob McCluskey. Plain words for men who are done pretending.
From the men reading
“This book sat in my truck for a month before I opened it. I wish I hadn’t waited.”
“First thing I’ve read that didn’t talk down to me or around me. He just says it.”
“I hadn’t prayed in eleven years. I prayed in the parking lot this morning.”
Latest Writing
All posts →The Knights Templar: A Complete, Historically Accurate History
Nine poor knights, a war, a bank, and the most powerful order in Christendom, arrested out of existence in one dawn. The whole true story, with the myths labeled as myths.
3 min readThe Warrior MonkOrigins: Nine Knights and a Stable on the Temple Mount
They started by guarding a road nobody thanked them for. How a tiny band of warrior-monks became a legend, and what the famous “nine knights” story leaves out.
5 min readThe Warrior MonkThe Rule and the Sales Pitch: Bernard of Clairvaux at Troyes
How one monk made holy war sound holy and gave the world the warrior-monk. The theology behind the Templars, admired for its discipline and challenged where it went wrong.
7 min readGuided Prayer
The knee in the dirt
at sunrise
No account. No signup. Nothing to buy.
One prompt at a time. Adoration. Confession. Thanksgiving. Supplication.
Just you and God, before the day starts swinging.
The Movement
This site is the man. DoJesusThings is the mission.
Less talk. More doing what Jesus did. If you’re ready to move, the movement is waiting.