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.”
Series
All seriesFor the Man in the Dark
Nine pastoral letters for the Christian man who is barely hanging on: the silence where God used to be, the morning you cannot face, and where Christ is at the end of yourself.
9 postsSeriesThings the Bible Never Said
Seven sayings people are sure are in the Bible but aren't, from 'God won't give you more than you can handle' to the three wise men. Where each really came from, and what Scripture actually says.
7 postsSeriesThe Knights Templar
Who the Knights Templar really were, from nine knights in 1119 to the fires of 1314. Sourced to real medieval scholarship, with the myths labeled as myths.
12 postsLatest Writing
All posts →You Cannot Discern From the Cheap Seats
A man can spend six hours a week watching other people's errors get exposed and zero hours serving anyone, and mistake the first for faithfulness. Judging is commanded. That's why doing it badly costs.
9 min readChristian Living and DiscipleshipYou're Not Alone. You're Not Forgotten. You're Not Finished.
Most people thought I was fine. That was the point. If you're reading this and nobody knows about you either, I'm not writing this at you. I'm writing it to you.
19 min readChristian Living and DiscipleshipYou've Restarted Your Bible Reading Twenty Times
You've started over in Genesis more times than you can count. Here's why the plan keeps dying in February, and what to do differently.
9 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.