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October 2014

October 30, 2014

Slutty Isn’t Offensive, But Skinny Is

Subway launched a Halloween commercial where a girl objects to her friends eating unhealthy. “You...

October 16, 2014

God and The Walking Dead

Last Sunday night over 17 million people gathered around the glow of their TV screens...

May 2014

May 14, 2014

12 Questions to Ask Your Teenagers

One of the biggest complaints I’ve been hearing from parents recently is, “My kid won’t...

May 08, 2014

Smoke Weed, Drink Shots… Why Should I Stop?

Light up that marijuana, order another round of shots, why would I want to stop...

April 2014

April 03, 2014

Getting Teenagers Talking about Columbine

This week I've seen the word "Columbine" appearing in hundreds of articles. Why? Present tragedy...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Learning from the Beyonce Super Bowl

Young people across the world listened to her music on their phones, they watched her...

January 23, 2014

The Songs In Your Kid’s Headphones

Do you know what the number one song on the charts is right now? Do...

January 16, 2014

3 Tips To Get Your Teenagers Talking

Here's a brand new little YouTube clip where I provide adults with 3 simple tools...

January 10, 2014

Pornographers are Stalking Your Son (and Daughter)

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

January 09, 2014

Messy Morality from Disney’s Frozen

A cuddly reindeer, a cute little snowman… and “no right, no wrong” morality. That’s the...

January 08, 2014

Christian Exceptionalism and Men

No doctrine makes us more noxious to non-believers than the belief that Christians are the...

January 02, 2014

Top 20 “Celebs Gone Good”

Who are the role models young people look up to today? Which celebrities are perceived...

December 2013

December 27, 2013

Is Choosing Not to Work Healthy?

As I travel around during the day I often observe more and more young men...

December 19, 2013

Phil Robertson and the Freedom of Speech Lie

Here are some examples of modern day freedom of speech, acceptable and unacceptable. ACCEPTABLE: Degrading...

December 13, 2013

An Open Message to Men on the Warfare They Face

Guys, we need to stop being ashamed of being men. Virtually every behavior that is...

December 12, 2013

From the Mouths of Babes

"I don't listen to the lyrics." It's the number one excuse I've heard from teenagers...

November 2013

November 21, 2013

But Mom, It’s Clean

"Mom, can I download this song?" How do you answer this question? Better yet, how...

October 2013

October 24, 2013

Dress Like a Slut

Halloween is the one day a year when a girl can dress up like a...

October 17, 2013

Crazy about The Walking Dead

Once upon a time there was a comic titled, The Walking Dead. The comic became...

October 10, 2013

Teaching Our Kids to Kill Prostitutes

He's only 12-years old, but Grandma doesn't know what M-rated means. She just knows this...

May 2013

May 15, 2013

Men, superheroes and church

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

March 2013

March 07, 2013

February 2013

February 28, 2013

The Harlem Shake

You might have seen it on the Today Show, or Dr. Oz… or if you...

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 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 31, 2013

The Super Bowl Craze

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

January 10, 2013

The Common Denominator in 2012’s Top Music

What do most of 2012’s top songs have in common? Take a guess. Sex? Partying?...