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I'm Throwing Shade...
They are gateways to a more profound understanding of yourself, your world, and maybe even the infinite nature of existence. They require a consistent reaching beyond your comfort zone, a constant awareness of how you are prioritizing the easy over the more challenging yet rewarding approach. This is where a group of men who can challenge your assu
... See moreJohn Wineland • From the Core: A New Masculine Paradigm for Leading with Love, Living Your Truth, and Healing the World
Far too often, this is how we interact with the next generation of young people. We’re on the sidelines telling them to keep going, telling them they can do it, and they’re out there in the middle of their crazy lives thinking, I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how to keep going. This is why I decided to shift my vision of Christian manhood awa
... See moreDavid Kinnaman • The Intentional Father
Young men need a liminal space where they are removed from the normal rhythm and routine of life and given time and opportunity to see what is inside them. They need space to encounter those who have grown up in completely different cultural contexts and bond with other men. In modern life, nothing does this quite as well as a gap year.
David Kinnaman • The Intentional Father
Turning Towards Elders
For most of my life, I’ve kept older men at a distance. More recently, that distance extended to master coaches, teachers, and practitioners—those 10, 20, even 30 years ahead of me. I admired them, but I couldn’t let them in. There was fear in it. Fear of being judged, of not measuring up, of being exposed in ways I couldn’t f... See more
For most of my life, I’ve kept older men at a distance. More recently, that distance extended to master coaches, teachers, and practitioners—those 10, 20, even 30 years ahead of me. I admired them, but I couldn’t let them in. There was fear in it. Fear of being judged, of not measuring up, of being exposed in ways I couldn’t f... See more
Sons need fathers who are involved in their lives—dads who will love them, teach them, and discipline them. But clearly, sons also need a masculine vision. They need a manhood language. They need a ceremony. And they need other men.