In ancient Greco-Roman culture, children remained under the care and control of a “pedagogue” until the time set by their father. (Galatians 4:2) For boys, it usually took place in their late teens and meant assuming the privileges and responsibilities of adulthood. Jewish boys had their “bar mit...
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Last week I sat down with my wife to watch a documentary by feminist filmmaker Cassie Jaye entitled, The Red Pill. The film chronicles Jaye’s attempt to expose the Men’s Rights Movement (MRM), which she initially heard was a misogynistic hate group determined to turn back the clock on women’s rig...
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Have you ever pondered what it means to be a man? What characterizes true manhood? How Christians should perceive, define and display masculinity? The confusion that many men experience in this area is easy to understand. One stereotype portrayed in the media connects masculinity with misogyny, s...
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To some degree we’ve all faced failure, be it financial, relational, business, or even moral failure. Perhaps you feel like you’ll never reach your goals, your debt is unmanageable, or you can’t make good on your promises. Maybe you had dreams once, but they’ve long since evaporated. Perhaps you’...
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If you’ve ever attended an event for Christian men, you’ve most likely heard about the importance of accountability. If you’re like me, you’ve also thought, “that’s not going to happen.” Many men are very skeptical about accountability because we don’t like being vulnerable. Accountability is int...
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Integrity, the state of being whole and undivided, is something to which every Christian man should aspire. Having integrity means you’re driven by truth rather than expediency and by conviction rather than personal comfort or convenience. You possess integrity when your beliefs are consistent wi...
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In a New York Times article, author Laurie Frankel wrote about a dilemma involving her 6-year-old son’s entrance into first grade. Apparently, the lad developed a preference for dresses over what little boys normally wear. As soon as I use the word “normally,” I recognize that a growing number of...
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