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May 2016

May 13, 2016

How to Speak Man: A Brief Tutorial for Church Leaders Who Want to Reach Men

Men and women are equal. Men and women are different. That’s my starting point. If...

January 2016

January 21, 2016

The Danger of Raising Soft-Minded Men

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death...

August 2015

August 19, 2015

The Steroid Church

Why do men hate going to church? My friend, David Murrow has written a best-selling...

April 2014

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...

March 2014

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...

January 2014

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 10, 2013

A Boy’s Santa Wish List

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

November 2013

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 16, 2013

When a Son “Hates” His Mom

When our son was little, he and mom had a very close, happy relationship. Mike...

October 10, 2013

“Re-Stereotyping” Boys, Part 3: The Divine Stereotype

Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness…” So...

October 08, 2013

“Re-Stereotyping” Boys, Part 2: Character

As I mentioned in my last two posts, in our well-intentioned desire to rescue our...

October 01, 2013

The Troubling “De-Stereotyping” of Boys

Prince Jake was kind and caring. Princess Rose was brave and strong. --from A Fairy...

September 2013

September 12, 2013

The Tyranny of Sameness–Robbing Boys of their Boy-ness

For all of the great advances women, in particular, have experienced thanks to the Women’s...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

The High Cost of Bored Boys

The central problem of every society is to define appropriate roles for its men. --Anthropologist...