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July 2019

July 15, 2019

Are Evangelicals Just as Messed Up as Non-Believers?

Those who actually practice their faith have much healthier personal lives than those who simply...

June 2019

June 12, 2019

Five Reasons Churches Correct Men and Coddle Women

"The women in my group indulged, affirmed, and sympathized with one another. I was taught...

May 2019

May 28, 2019

A Man’s Perspective on Leggings

Men have admitted a weakness. They've asked for help. But instead of compassion, their request...

January 2019

January 09, 2019

Psychologists: Promise Keepers Was Right All Along

Once you strip away the report's social justice jargon and the veneration of LGBTQIA sexuality,...

May 2016

May 18, 2016

Try my newest book for 99 cents

In this book I tell the story of the darkest days in my marriage.

May 11, 2016

Why the bathroom wars have men in a lather

The new bathroom policy angers men because it strips them of their ancient protector role....

April 2016

April 04, 2016

Stop managing your husband’s relationships

When a woman starts taking control of something, a man immediately backs off. After a...

March 2016

March 22, 2016

The day my marriage blew up

In a period of 24 hours everything fell apart. I sat in my living room...

March 15, 2016

Do you worship your pastor?

I’ve talked to a lot of guys who've quit going to church. Their reasons vary,...

March 10, 2016

Andy Stanley’s real errors

To his credit, Stanley quickly apologized for disparaging small churches. But his comment was based...

March 07, 2016

Why is church attendance declining – even among committed Christians?

It's not merely nominal Christians who are putting aside weekly worship: fervent believers are becoming...

February 2016

February 23, 2016

Help me reinvent the men’s retreat (part 3 of 3)

A successful men’s retreat begins well in advance – by organizing men into teams. Build...

February 03, 2016

How father wounds are changing politics

We live in the most peaceful, prosperous society in human history. Yet the electorate rages...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

Christianity started as men’s ministry

Christianity started as a men’s ministry. Yes, Jesus had women followers. He ministered to children....

November 2015

November 04, 2015

Why society cares less about men

Here are four reasons both men and women have a hard time perceiving male suffering....

September 2015

September 15, 2015

Our new moral framework (part 1 of 3)

There's a new moral framework in the Western world. It's neither conservative nor liberal. It's...

August 2015

August 29, 2015

Forgiveness for fools

What do we do with a man who claims to follow Jesus, falls into temptation,...

August 10, 2015

Church growth: are men more important than women?

When it comes to growing a church, which gender counts more?

July 2015

July 14, 2015

Why informality is suddenly OK

I am curious as to why our world became so informal so fast. Why, even...

July 07, 2015

Why extramarital sex is suddenly OK

We tend to see the “sexual revolution” as something new. It is not. We are...

June 2015

June 18, 2015

Black church triples in size by focusing on men

In the past five years the church has exploded. Instead of five reliable men, Kirkland...

May 2015

May 19, 2015

The church I would plant (part 3)

Men’s League is an extremely simple, lightweight church-planting model that focuses like a laser on...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

Black Friday special: free DVDs until Thanksgiving

This DVD has been used by thousands of church leaders around the world. It's a...

November 13, 2014

How men became scary

There was a time when it was considered normal for men to interact with children...

November 04, 2014

Marriage will be ruled unconstitutional

There’s a growing movement in our country to scrap marriage altogether, or to privatize the...

October 2014

October 28, 2014

Why holiday services bore men to death

The typical Christmas/Easter/Mother’s Day lineup all but guarantees that men will find nothing compelling during...

October 13, 2014

We need a national conversation on spanking

Some 90% of parents spank their kids – yet they are given absolutely no instruction...

September 2014

September 23, 2014

Guys – take her to see “The Song”

I don’t usually place movie reviews on this blog, but I had the opportunity to...

June 2014

June 10, 2014

The Futility of Father’s Day Services

We celebrate men on the Sunday they’re least likely to be among us.

November 2013

November 06, 2013

Our Grandfather, which art in Heaven

Do you believe in the real God? Or have you created a fantasy god inside...