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July 2013

July 01, 2013

3 Powerful Weapons Against Porn

Early in the morning at a recent conference, I deliberately decided that when lunchtime...

June 2013

June 21, 2013

Symbols of Glory–Why They Matter

All men have a yearning for greatness, for significance. We want to know we came...

June 14, 2013

Daddy’s Girl (part 2)

Part two of this article looks at the incredible potential fathers have to influence the...

June 12, 2013

Gangs fathering the fatherless

"A gang gives you something that nothing in the world or no amount of money...

June 10, 2013

Lessons learned from drunk kings and naked women

King Herod was his name, and he did plenty of things wrong. That’s why I...

June 07, 2013

Daddy’s Girl (part 1)

In anticipation of Father's Day the following is Part 1 of a two-part article on...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

Does a lack of men lead to liberalism? (part 2)

Men tend to put rules first; women tend to put relationships first.

May 24, 2013

Pornography—Trapping Boys for a Lifetime

Porn is part of your son’s everyday life. He sees it every day on television,...

May 22, 2013

Does a lack of men lead to liberalism? (part 1)

In the past five years several mainline denominations moved to the left, particularly on issues...

May 21, 2013

Why Boys Need Honor

Perhaps no character trait embodies healthy masculinity more than that of honor. Honor is the...

May 15, 2013

Men, superheroes and church

For decades churches have had difficulty engaging young men. Not only are guys under 30...

May 14, 2013

The Heart of Masculinity

All boys want to know how a man is supposed to act. Our model of...

May 13, 2013

When a Man Faces Absolute Horror

New York Timesbestselling author Adam Makos and I recently released a new book titled VOICES...

May 06, 2013

Never Forget: War is War

Over the last few weeks I've been giving you a special preview inside the covers of VOICES...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

When a Good Man Gets Kicked in the Groin

New York Times bestselling author Adam Makos and I released a new book recently. It’s...

April 23, 2013

Inspiring a Vision in Boys

My good friend, Tony Rorie, is the founder of a program called Men of Honor...

April 09, 2013

When Men Don’t Control Themselves

I love watching football. I used to love playing it when I was in high...

April 02, 2013

How to Get More Sex From Your Marriage

I was recently asked to speak at a large men’s conference. Besides speaking from the...

March 2013

March 06, 2013

Hello from the new kid on the blog…

About a decade ago I noticed something that had been hidden in plain sight: there...

March 05, 2013

How Hunting Teaches Boys Compassion

Surprisingly, one activity that is very healthy in the emotional development of boys is hunting....

February 2013

February 19, 2013

Why Men Need to Teach Boys Perseverance

Life is difficult. And the things that mean the most in life are the hardest....

February 05, 2013

Girls…and Boys on Hormones!

By the time a young man has entered puberty he is well aware of the...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

The Super Bowl Craze

It’s not Christmas, New Years Eve, or July 4th… it’s a different holiday of sorts...

January 29, 2013

The Power of Fathers

One way to judge the degree of power or influence that something has is to...

January 22, 2013

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

The type of men we are determines the type of men our boys become. In...

January 08, 2013

A Father’s Protection

There is an old legend regarding the Cherokee Indian youth's Rite of Passage. When a...

December 2012

December 15, 2012

Boys and Elephants

A number of years ago there was a problem with the elephant herds on a...

November 2012

November 20, 2012

Perpetuating the Cycle

Fatherless boys tend to follow in the footsteps modeled for them, perpetuating fatherlessness onto future...

November 13, 2012

Where Have All The Good Men Gone?

In her article in the Wall Street Journal, Kay S. Hymowitz comments that not so...

November 06, 2012

My 10 Favorite ‘Manly’ Actors

Here’s a list of my favorite “manly” actors from today’s movies—there’s a whole different list...