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February 2014

February 21, 2014

The Raging Bull

Once upon a time there was a man who had been raised in an alcoholic...

February 14, 2014

Are You Prepared for the Man God has Planned for You?

My wife made a hugely profound statement the other day. We had just finished watching...

February 07, 2014

Is Respect Earned or Given?

Perhaps I’m just a curmudgeonly old guy now, but it seems to me that people...

January 2014

January 24, 2014

Contract for Men

With all the media coverage of men behaving badly (from Richard Sherman to Justin Bieber),...

January 17, 2014

The Dangers of Steroids for Boys

Many high school boys are involved in sports programs. Sports can be a great vehicle...

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 06, 2013

Teaching Boys Courage

Courage is the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face uncertainty,...

November 2013

November 08, 2013

The Original Giant Bully

In light of the recent allegations of ‘bullying’ between two NFL behemoths that have the...

September 2013

September 27, 2013

Does Honor Still Matter?

Perhaps no character trait embodies healthy masculinity more than that of honor (healthy honor—other cultures...

September 20, 2013

How do we Teach Boys Courage?

The need to take risks in order to feel alive, to do the impossible, to...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

Rant of the Day—Make Boys Tough

Exceptionalism and rugged-individualism helped make America the greatest country that has ever existed. Those traits...

July 2013

July 26, 2013

What Does a Man Look Like?

Last week we talked about young men thinking that they didn’t feel like men. My...

July 12, 2013

Whatever Happened to Hank Hill Masculinity? Part 1

While most TV sit-coms make fun of men or make them look like bumbling idiots...

July 05, 2013

Boundaries Make Boys into Men

This past season, several high-profile college head football and basketball coaches have been vilified and...

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 21, 2013

Symbols of Glory–Why They Matter

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

May 2013

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...

April 2013

April 09, 2013

When Men Don’t Control Themselves

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

March 2013

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 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 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 08, 2013

A Father’s Protection

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

January 01, 2013

The Kind of Person I Yearn to Be

As a new year dawns it is a perfect opportunity to have a fresh slate...

December 2012

December 11, 2012

Who Are You Influencing?

I recently read a book titled, “teacher” The Henrietta Mears Story, by Marcus Brotherton. In...

December 04, 2012

Expectations Make the Man

Oftentimes the expectations we have for our children have a tendency to come to fruition. ...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

A Post-Thanksgiving Meditation

The story haunts me. A rich young man runs up to Jesus and breathlessly asks,...

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...