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2014-05-28T16:41:07-07:00

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For the Sake of our Children: Redefining the Legacy of Success

Last updated on: May 28, 2014 at 4:41 pm By Tim Wright

I wrote this for the Huffington Post last year at the request of Arianna Huffington in reply to an email I sent her responding to a new discussion she is holding on how to redefine success for women. Make sense? 🙂 The current definition of success, in which we drive ourselves into the ground, if not the grave, and in which working to the point of exhaustion and burnout is considered a badge of honor, was created by men. It’s a model... Read more

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2014-05-24T12:43:49-07:00

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Boy is Beautiful (Guest Post by Mark Sherman)

Last updated on: May 24, 2014 at 12:43 pm By Tim Wright

For the last several months a group of writers has been focusing on the issues of boys and men are collaborating through the writing and sharing of blog posts in order to bring greater awareness to the unique challenges boys and men face in the 21st Century. Twice a month these writers are posting the same posts on their various media formats to spread the word and to introduce their audiences to the great work of their peers. Today’s post... Read more

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2014-05-09T15:05:02-07:00

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If We Want our Kids to Grow Up…Perhaps We Need to Grow Up!

Last updated on: May 9, 2014 at 3:05 pm By Tim Wright

I was at my granddaughter’s soccer game last week. (She’s going to be 5 this month.) The team is made up of 4-6 year olds. During the game, a grandpa from the opposing team yelled at his grandson: Next time I come, I better see you score a goal! This on top of other berating comments yelled at his grandson throughout the game. The kid couldn’t have been more than 6 years old! I know this an ongoing story—a story... Read more

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2014-05-08T15:29:13-07:00

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Hugs and Slugs–If Boys Could Speak (Guest Post by Janet Allison)

Last updated on: May 8, 2014 at 3:29 pm By Tim Wright

For the next several months a group of writers focused on the issues of boys and men are collaborating through the writing and sharing of blog posts in order to bring greater awareness to the unique challenges boys and men face in the 21st Century. Twice a month these writers will be posting the same posts on their various media formats to spread the word and to introduce their audiences to the great work of their peers. Today’s post features... Read more

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2014-05-08T14:47:29-07:00

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The Key to Building a High Impact Men’s Ministry

Last updated on: May 8, 2014 at 2:47 pm By Tim Wright

If you’ve worked in men’s ministry, or if you know anything about men’s ministry in the Church today, you no doubt read the title of this post and thought, “yah, right!” More smoke. More mirrors. No substance. It’s tough slogging in the men’s ministry world in most churches today. First of all, most churches aren’t doing a great job of reaching men at all let alone getting some of them into a ministry focused on men. Second, while there are... Read more

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2014-04-29T14:20:46-07:00

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Tommy Heads to Preschool–And Why That May Not Be a Good Thing!

Last updated on: April 29, 2014 at 2:20 pm By Tim Wright

Excerpted from my book, Searching for Tom Sawyer: How Parents and Congregations Can Stop the Exodus of Boys from Church. When Tommy turns two, his parents, like many parents, begin thinking about preschool. Preschool is a fairly new phenomenon in our country. In the 1960s, about five hundred thousand kids attended preschool. (When I was a kid, the girl next door, about my age, had to go to nursery school. We all wondered what was wrong with her!) Today, preschool... Read more

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2014-04-24T15:25:21-07:00

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Dad: Coach, Cheerleader, and Companion. (Guest Post by Dave Brown)

Last updated on: April 24, 2014 at 3:25 pm By Tim Wright

2014-04-15T16:20:31-07:00

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Is it Time to Finally Say…These are Good Days to be a Girl?

Last updated on: April 15, 2014 at 4:20 pm By Tim Wright

For over a generation we have been fighting for our girls…creating a world where they can be anything they want to be; a world where they are treated as equals to boys. That hard work has paid off: Girls have now passed boys in almost every level of education More girls than boys take college prep classes in school More girls than boys take the SAT Girls get better grades than boys and graduate with high GPA’s More girls than... Read more

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2014-04-10T12:07:50-07:00

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A Man in the Making: The Heart of Masculinity (Guest Post by Rick Johnson)

Last updated on: April 10, 2014 at 12:07 pm By Tim Wright

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2014-04-08T14:41:21-07:00

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The 6 Secrets to Your Son’s Success in School (Guest Post by Dr. Ed Dixon)

Last updated on: April 8, 2014 at 2:41 pm By Tim Wright

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