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May 2014

May 24, 2014

Boy is Beautiful (Guest Post by Mark Sherman)

For the last several months a group of writers has been focusing on the issues...

May 09, 2014

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

I was at my granddaughter’s soccer game last week. (She’s going to be 5 this...

May 08, 2014

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

For the next several months a group of writers focused on the issues of boys...

May 08, 2014

The Key to Building a High Impact Men’s Ministry

If you’ve worked in men’s ministry, or if you know anything about men’s ministry in...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

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

Excerpted from my book, Searching for Tom Sawyer: How Parents and Congregations Can Stop the...

April 15, 2014

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

For over a generation we have been fighting for our girls…creating a world where they...

April 10, 2014

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

For the next several months a group of writers focused on the issues of boys...

April 01, 2014

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

For the next several months a group of writers focused on the issues of boys...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Putting the “Boy” Back Into Boyhood

When I was a boy back in the 1960’s, the girl next door “had” to...

March 13, 2014

Boy Behavior or Bad Behavior? (Guest Post by Janet Sasson Edgette)

For the next several months a group of writers focused on the issues of boys...

March 07, 2014

Finally: Unmasking the Ultimate Culprit Behind the Boy Crisis

I had a fascinating “discussion” with a Facebook friend a few weeks ago. He has...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Mentoring Boys – The Challenge of Improving Communication Skills (Guest Blog with Denny Coates)

For the next several months a group of writers focused on the issues of boys...

February 20, 2014

Use Your !@%&* Words?

When I was in 7th grade, my friend Gary and I were walking along a...

February 15, 2014

It’s Never OK to Say Gay When You Really Mean Stupid (Guest Blog by Rosalind Wiseman)

For the next several months a group of writers focused on the issues of boys...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Signs Your Son is Using Too Much Tech (And What to Do About It)–Guest Blog by Dr. Gregg Jantz

For the next several months a group of writers focused on the issues of boys...

January 27, 2014

The Bieb’s Prefrontal Cortex

I don’t know Justin Bieber personally. I’m not even sure I would know any of...

January 17, 2014

A Grandpa’s Christmas Prayer for his Granddaughter

Dear Clover (age 7) and Mattie (age 2), From the moment you were born (even...

January 16, 2014

Sex and Depression: A Gender-Specific Approach to Healing (Guest Blog by Jed Diamond)

For the next several months a group of writers focused on the issues of boys...

January 14, 2014

The Self-Esteem Obesity Epidemic

My kids grew up in the era of the self-esteem movement: that era when, no...

January 10, 2014

A Grandpa’s Prayer for his Grandsons

Dear Phoenix (age 3), Judah (almost 3), and Decker (4 weeks), Following Jesus has been...

January 04, 2014

If I Were a Parent of a Boy…(Guest Post by Michael Gurian)

For the next several months a group of writers focused on the issues of boys...

December 2013

December 23, 2013

From the Marlboro Man to Pajama Boy: The “Evolution” of Manhood?

A Picture is Worth 1000 Words Marketers know this. They know that images imprint themselves...

December 15, 2013

The Emasculation of Boyhood

It’s tough being a boy these days. Just ask 6-year-old Hunter Yelton who was suspended...

December 12, 2013

A Girl’s Santa Wish List

A Father: Who will protect me, guide me, encourage me, love me, and show me...

December 10, 2013

A Boy’s Santa Wish List

A dad: Who will be involved in my life, who will teach me to be...

December 04, 2013

Why You Should Care About the “Boy Crisis”

My concern for the future of boys is personal. I have two grandsons, both nearing...

November 2013

November 26, 2013

What Does it Profit Parents to Over-Program their Children….and Lose the Souls of the Kids in the Process?

At the end of a seminar I led on boys a man in his 70’s...

November 13, 2013

Of Dolphins, Hazings, Boys, and Manhood

The “bullying” story coming out of the Miami Dolphins locker room has dominated the news...

November 07, 2013

Why Should the Church Care About Reaching Men?

I was interviewed the other day by a newspaper reporter on the topic of men...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Can’t Girls be Superheroes, too?

You get the best out of a boy by stimulating his desire for greatness and...