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April 2013

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 13, 2013

Help me reinvent men’s ministry

Almost every church that launches a men’s program meets with failure. There's clearly room for...

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....

March 04, 2013

Play the Tape Forward

Okay, you’re visual. Good. Think of one behavior that’s harmful for you … ...

February 2013

February 25, 2013

Who Do You Need to Thank?

This weekend marked the 85th Academy Awards, a time of pageantry and accomplishment, and I’m...

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 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...

October 2012

October 30, 2012

A Culture Without Vision Perishes

A blind man once asked a wise man, “Is there anything worse than losing your...

October 23, 2012

Boys Need Men

Early in the movie, GoodFellas, Ray Liotta’s character is a teenage boy working for the...

October 10, 2012

A Guy’s Take on “What Your Husband Isn’t Telling You”

Mutual understanding and communication are the best way to strengthen a marriage. But what's a...