manhood

A woman to love and one’s word of honor. Both elements are central to this final ceremony that occurs the night before the wedding, at the rehearsal dinner.

These values, according to Kreeft, are wisdom, self-control, courage, and justice. More than ever, we need to raise young men who have these values deep in their hearts. Imagine your son standing tall as a man with a life defined by wisdom, self-control, courage, and justice.

It's the same for your son. Where he allows his mind to wander is of great importance. Yet he may have never once made a clear connection between his thoughts and his actions. One of my sons was convinced that what he saw on television or the internet would not affect him. This thought-action connection can be a very difficult concept for young men

Consider using some part of your training time to watch movies like My All American; Radio; The Blind Side; When the Game Stands Tall; Remember the Titans; Invincible; Facing the Giants; We Are Marshall; Rudy; Glory Road; Hoosiers; Hurricane Season; Coach Carter; Invictus; Bend It Like Beckham; Miracle; Eddie the Eagle; The Miracle Season; Soul

As a boy I learned to perform in order to obtain love, validation, acceptance, and worth and to create distance in order to protect myself from the pain of not experiencing the love I craved.

My wife and children needed me to step into my greater role in the Larger Story, the role God created me to play. But how? Serve more, give more, do more? Sin less? That was the good old religious program I had been working at for several years. But it was doing far more harm than good. As with smoking cigarettes or living in a home with asbestos

CHAPTER 4 REVIEW

1. Your son's spiritual victories will have the same origin as every one of your spiritual victories. He must learn to trust solely in the finished work of Jesus Christ. Without a relationship with Christ it is impossible to walk in the holiness required to be the man God has called him to be.




2. Scripturally, a real man is humble,

Write down each of the six roles and then list out various ways you can introduce them to your son. What activities would you like to do? What books would be good to read? What concepts do you want to dig into? Use the following to design a process to help your son master the roles of manhood. What do you want him to know, be, and do as a leader of

IMAGINE A FARMER walked down a backcountry road and saw another farmer repairing a fence. His young sons were helping him. “Why are you letting your sons help you?” the first farmer asked. “It’s going to take five times as long. You should just do it yourself.” “Oh, but you’ve made a mistake,” the second farmer said. “You think I’m repairing a