The Manhood Journey

Don't fear the word success. Redeem it. This will help our children avoid falling into the trap of accepting this world's hedonistic and narrow view of success.

QUESTIONS:

1. How well do you know God's Word? If your son or daughter came to you with a question, can you find at least some example in Scripture to tie your thoughts back to? Would your children say that you regularly 'reason things out' while using God's Word as your foundation?




2. Think back to a struggle you've experienced that your kids know about.

Our relationship-building challenges aren't a man-v.woman thing. They're an ego-v.-humility thing. And, if we are to walk as Jesus walked (1 John 2:6), we're going to need to learn how to cultivate strong relationships. Building these relationships is a key skill along our manhood journey. We must get this right, or we risk being alone and vulnerab

MYTH #1: YOU HAVE YOUR TRUTH, I HAVE MINE Your children may encounter this myth along the way: truth is relative. You have yours, I have mine, and you have no right to insist that your version of 'the truth' is the only one. Even your supposed bedrock of truth - the Bible - has so many ways to be interpreted, it's intellectually ridiculous to sugge

When you live out your faith as a father, you're showing God to the world. Put another way, for you and me, our highest calling is to represent God to the world. The stakes are higher than us getting accolades, becoming respected in the community, raising great kids or even building a thriving marriage.

Fathers are the lens through which the next ge

What a golden opportunity! First, I was grateful he brought me the question (bridge of trust still intact? Check!). Second, I was delighted that I'd been where he was before. I didn't want to only believe the Bible because other respected leaders said I should. There was something deep in me that knew that if the Bible was true, it could prove itse

If I win that battle, the whole insanity of moral relativism erodes. And, we've not only established that truth exists, but we've raised the stakes. We know where to find it!

If we elevate God's Word as the source of truth in our homes, we actually tackle many myths at once:

Truth is all relative (1 John 5:20 – 'We know also that the Son of God has c

If we're supposed to have a pain free life, then someone would have to explain why Joseph occupied a prison cell, Moses wandered for decades, Noah endured harsh ridicule, Paul was beaten and shipwrecked, John the Baptist was beheaded, and why most of the apostles were martyred for their faith.

QUESTIONS:

1. Would your family describe your attitude toward your job as mostly positive or negative? Why is this so? If it's mostly negative, how can you turn that ship around and help them view work as a good thing to bring glory to God? If mostly positive, why not up your game and turn work talk into missional opportunity talk?




2. Are you stuck in a ca