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June 2013

June 28, 2013

Sex Education—Why Parents are the Best Teachers

With all the negative outcomes regarding promiscuous sexuality, it is especially important that our pre-teens...

June 24, 2013

Why Young People Should Read Books about WWII

I’ve authored or coauthored five books about World War II, and one consistently repeated...

June 20, 2013

Kids Hiding Online Behavior from Parents

“Here’s your iPhone Brandon. Don’t break it.” And that’s all the training and instruction Brandon...

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 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 27, 2013

You’re going to have so much fun raising your kids

The elderly woman stood next to me in line at the bookstore and made googly-eyes...

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 21, 2013

Why Boys Need Honor

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

May 14, 2013

The Heart of Masculinity

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

May 02, 2013

Should I Just Smash My Kid’s Phone?

I can't tell you how many times I've heard it. I finish teaching a parent...

April 2013

April 22, 2013

A Wild Night at the Red Cross Worker Station

Last week I offered you a special glimpse inside the covers of VOICES OF THE PACIFIC, the...

April 15, 2013

When a Man Dies Instead of You

Looking for a powerful book to read? New York Times bestselling author Adam Makos and...

April 03, 2013

Stogies for Jesus

God is at work at City Place Cigar in Lynchburg, VA. Here’s a letter from...

April 01, 2013

How to Survive Intense Shelling

1. Have you ever experienced intense shelling? Shelling, in this case, is picture language...

March 2013

March 25, 2013

How to Successfully Say No

Think of all the times when it would be swell to decline a request that...

March 21, 2013

The Disadvantages of Having Wealthy Parents

Do wealthy kids whose parents pay for their college have an advantage? Most people would...

March 14, 2013

Just Say… Yes

I've never met an empty-nester who reflected back on his or her life and concluded,...

March 07, 2013

February 2013

February 26, 2013

4 Tips to Teach Kids Delayed Gratification

Today, with the challenges to our economy, it is imperative to teach your children the...

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 18, 2013

How to Arrive at the Best Ideas Ever

You’re a brainstorming kind of a guy. I can see that about you. You’re...

February 12, 2013

Wake Up, Man Up, Step Up

Ray Arata is a leadership coach and diversity consultant. He recently authored the book, Wake Up Man Up...

February 07, 2013

10 Most Disliked Athletes

Who is your favorite Athlete? Scratch that. Who is your least favorite athlete? Sounds like...

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 28, 2013

The Problem with Lance Armstrong’s Religion—and how Hugh Jackman’s Silver Candlesticks can help

1. Lance Armstrong once believed that since he didn’t have any big-time character flaws,...

January 24, 2013

Teenager Drugs Parents to Sneak Internet Access

I know that teenagers sometimes don’t like their parents’ rules. Sometimes they even will sneak...

January 22, 2013

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

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