Boaz Michael
Everything you need to know about me and my life.

Today I sent my eldest daughter off to Israel for an 18-month service in the Israeli army. I swear that my heart stopped and lungs collapsed for a short time with my final goodbye. It was very hard—but what should I have expected? Shayna will be what is called in Hebrew a chayal bodedet, a [...]

A loving man does not cherish inflated ideas of his own importance. Our marriage union should be a picture for all of the service of the Messiah towards his bride. Removing our sense of self-importance and pride will enable us to properly serve our wife and others in the proper manner. PRINCIPLE FIVE If my [...]

A loving man is not anxious to impress. Men thrive on admiration. In fact, “men will do almost anything to gain the admiration of others. They will literally search for someone to love and respect them.”[1]  PRINCIPLE FOUR If my identity is tied up with how much my wife openly admires me, pressuring her to [...]

A loving man is not possessive. An envious man responds resentfully to any advantage enjoyed by another, joined with a desire to possess that advantage for himself. On the flip side, rejecting envy involves rejoicing in what the other person is, has, and does. The third principle of husband‑love is: PRINCIPLE THREE If I dominate [...]

If my actions often make my wife’s day harder instead of easier, sapping her strength and joy, I am not loving her with a Messiah-like love. A loving man acts (and continues to act) with kindness. My wife is the greatest human I know. Seriously, I have never met another individual that is so consistent [...]

A loving man acts (and continues to act) with patience. If I often blow up at my wife, leaving her little slack, I am not loving her with a Messiah-like love. Men typically carry heavy burdens—and they go home and take it out on their wife. Throughout our day we laugh others mistakes off, give [...]

Why is a man’s marriage so important? A man’s marriage is the central arena in which his faith will be walked out. Once married, all of the commandments incumbent on a man are altered. He is no longer responsible just for himself. His core identity is changed, and his relationship with God will be directly [...]

The church is broken, increasingly ineffective, and in some ways self-serving. As men we tend to see the broken state of the church and quietly rejoice in her brokenness because it gives us an excuse to pull back and withdraw. The cycle will continue to spiral downward until the church’s complete destruction–and we, a gang [...]