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October 2016

October 28, 2016

The Stories a Desperate People Tell

One reason they call it popular culture is that its popular, really, really popular. The...

October 25, 2016

Things Are Just As Fragile As You Fear

For the least several years, I have taken the time to binge watch each season...

October 19, 2016

Lost Boys and the Value of a Punch to the Face

Last week at karate class my instructor said he had “something different” for me. Then,...

October 17, 2016

Father Hunger is Destroying Civilization

The modern world creates all manner of spiritual and emotional disease. People everywhere suffer needlessly...

October 07, 2016

Evangelical Churches as Feminist Strongholds

If you think the fact that she attends an Evangelical church will do anything to...

October 06, 2016

Taking Stock: Reflections on a Year of Blogging

People sometimes say blogging is dead. They may as well say writing is dead' or...

October 04, 2016

Improving our Self-Improvement: Thoughts on a Post by Mark Baxter

Our is an age hostile to wisdom, and that hostility makes itself seen in two...

September 2016

September 23, 2016

The Charlotte Riots and Fatherlessness

Sometimes, serious problems can be so widespread we learn not to see them. Such is...

September 22, 2016

Thoughts on Men and Religion

A lot of men hate church. To understand why, you have to understand one central...

September 19, 2016

Think Like a Producer

I was a terrible twenty-something. I spent that decade of freedom and high energy poorly....

September 15, 2016

Churches that Reject Tradition, Reject Men

It shouldn’t surprise you to hear that one of the dumbest things I ever saw...

September 12, 2016

Brothers, You Are the Wall

Dark clouds gather. Friends stare off toward the horizon and debate what they mean. The...

September 08, 2016

This Culture Makes Family Almost Impossible

Over at Boundless, a web site for Christian 20-somethings, Wendy Alsup writes about the problem...

September 05, 2016

Should You Be Content Where You Are?

We’re driven. We want to do more, see more, have more. We want to leave...

September 01, 2016

How to Talk to Boys: A Response to Danielle Campoamor

The attack on manhood begins early. Those who want to shame men and turn us...

August 2016

August 25, 2016

Is It Okay for Men to Cry?

The video below made the rounds a few weeks back. The reason is obvious once...

August 22, 2016

Why You Are So Insecure and What to Do About It

It doesn’t take too long when you meet some people to know something is off....

August 11, 2016

Nice Guys, Bad Girls and God: Some Thoughts on a Post by Mark Braivo

Women sometimes do terrible things, and Mark Braivo recently posted a story of one such...

August 04, 2016

Men Everywhere Have Been Trained to Lose

Not long ago, my wife and I took our daughters to see a performance of...

August 01, 2016

A Few Reflections on Rainbow Sparkle

About two years ago, our littlest one fell down hard. It was a hot day...

July 2016

July 12, 2016

Notes from a Yellow Belt: What I Have Learned from Studying the Martial Arts

I wanted to start karate lessons at thirteen when I saw Ralph Macchio kick the...

June 2016

June 29, 2016

Wisdom Requires Embracing The Real

THE MODERN BLINDNESS People in our day assume we are different from all those who...

June 22, 2016

Work with Your Hands, Whatever You Do

We think we have it easy. People in times past worked harder than we do,...

June 16, 2016

On Nostalgia: The Perils and Promise of Looking Back

I heard from a friend on Facebook the other day. Before long we were swapping...

June 13, 2016

Book Review: 10 Ways to Win a Girl’s Heart by Kris Wolfe

There’s no shortage of advice to men online about how to be successful with women....

June 01, 2016

The Shooting of Harambe the Gorilla is Part of a Larger Problem

Let me offer you this one question quiz to help you determine whether you are...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

You are Bound to be a Disappointment

Let’s start with the bad news. You’re never going to be good enough. No matter...

May 26, 2016

How to Become a Leader in Two Short Steps

Our society is floundering because we lack leaders. Men, called to lead themselves and others,...

May 12, 2016

You Must Acquire a Taste for the Difficult

There is a reason you don’t get much done. It’s not that you don’t have...

May 05, 2016

Advice to Young Men: Stop Worrying About Whether She Likes You

If you want a girlfriend, there is nothing worse for you than fretting about getting...