Hang-loose fatherhood, no matter how loving, is not an acceptable answer for today’s young men. They need something more to keep them from losing their way.

The crisis of masculinity is a crisis of awareness, feeling, and leadership.

If authentic manhood revolves around three primary responsibilities, then the wise father will train his son to embrace these with enthusiasm: a will to obey (God’s will as revealed in the Scriptures), a work to do (not just in the work of his job, but also the work in his home, church, and community), and a woman to love (his wife). If he is going