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December 2019

December 30, 2019

Flame-throwers in Church? How Much Stagecraft is too Much?

Have we reached peak stagecraft? At what point do our showy, manmade contrivances overwhelm the...

June 2019

June 26, 2019

Only Sexism Can Save Women’s Sports

The same “sexist” attitude that keeps men out of church may ultimately keep them out...

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...

December 2018

December 17, 2018

Pastor to Melt Jewelry into Golden Vagina

If her goal is to start a sexual revolution in the church, she's going about...

December 05, 2018

Does God Really Afflict the Comfortable?

One of liberal Christianity’s favorite shibboleths is this: God comforts the afflicted and afflicts the...

October 2018

October 29, 2018

I worship in a television studio

The worship spaces we build today are dark, cavernous rooms designed to capture sound and...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

Every man has a masculinity bank

The need to be manly is universal and buried deep – the product of a...

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...

December 2015

December 08, 2015

How we screen young men out of church

Children of every kind come into the church. They are screened through children’s ministry and...

November 2015

November 25, 2015

Why Christian men are playing the field

Christian men can postpone marriage – and they know it. The numbers are in their...

November 16, 2015

Is it a sin to use a smartphone in church?

There have always been distractions in church. The smartphone is the most potent distraction yet.

November 04, 2015

Why society cares less about men

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

October 2015

October 06, 2015

The Church’s Planned Parenthood moment

Planned Parenthood is under siege over government funding. The church will face a similar barrage...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Our new moral framework (part 3 of 3)

Every Christian institution maternalizes over time. This includes Christian Universities, charities, mission organizations and of...

September 22, 2015

Our new moral framework (part 2 of 3)

Like a she-bear protecting her cubs, society mauls anyone who does or says anything that’s...

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,...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

Comedy: the key to reaching young men?

Prediction: the next Billy Graham will be a comedian.

July 14, 2015

Why informality is suddenly OK

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

July 03, 2015

Why gay is suddenly OK

Why have most civilizations been hostile toward homosexuality? Why does the Bible call it “an...

June 2015

June 23, 2015

Fight church serves MMA community (video)

Are MMA and Christianity compatible? Watch this video before you decide.

April 2015

April 07, 2015

How to get religion out of politics

There are only three ways to truly insulate the government from religious influence, short of...

February 2015

February 24, 2015

Is self-esteem wrecking church attendance?

A generation bathed in self-esteem is having a hard time integrating into institutional Christianity.

January 2015

January 28, 2015

Will individualism kill corporate worship?

If we come together to do our own thing, why even come together?

December 2014

December 30, 2014

How to not be a hypocrite in 2015

As we enter 2015, I’d like to suggest a simple, 100% effective way to avoid...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

Thanksgiving vs. the outrage machine

The media is becoming one giant, seething outrage machine. It’s making it harder for us...

October 2014

October 07, 2014

Is muscular Christianity the problem – or the solution?

Are we seeing character flaws in individual men – or does something unhealthy surface when...

September 2014

September 16, 2014

How Christian radio poisons boys’ faith

As radio stations pursue middle age female listeners, they unwittingly set up young men to...

September 09, 2014

Men – the sexual revolution is over

One of the most restrictive sex laws in generations is about to be passed…in California…with...

September 04, 2014

Men, church and the NFL’s “Fail Mary” moment

The replacement refs infuriated men with their inconsistent play calling. The same dynamic sours men...