manhood

Speaking of leadership, Nate and I also went through John Maxwell’s Leadership Bible and The 20 Most Important Minutes in a Leader’s Day.

Family Values What do you regard as valuable as a family? Why? How does this show up? What values do you need to embrace to thrive and function in your home? How do you act when under stress? In joy? In boredom?

Why don't our sons know that they are naked? Why aren't the alarms going off in their heads and hearts? Remember, they're "growing up; they're not "grown up." Their environment has been a huge influence on them and they have learned much from the culture that surrounds them.

So let's keep our boy's "rebellion in perspective. Consider the patience,

We call them the 4-W’s. If you’re intentional about these four things, you’ll become a better man, one who:

1. Courageously follows God’s Word.


2. Loves and protects God’s woman.


3. Excels at God’s work.


4. Improves God’s world with his children.

The River and the Ripple

There's a famous saying that "there comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they're falling in." This book is all about heading upstream to find out where boys are falling in. I hope to interrupt a boy's current way of being in the world in a way that

But until we actually experience this love firsthand, all we men have is a brochure or a theory. Looking at a recipe is not the same as enjoying a bite. Reading about or hearing about God’s love is helpful, but it’s not the same as tasting and seeing that he is good. Love is the point. Love is the first step in becoming a man… then receiving love

Frankly, it isn’t just me who believes this. Every other person on the planet believes it too, whether they’ll vocalize it or not. In today’s climate, it’s more important to feel good than it is to be good. But feelings only get you so far. When push comes to shove, people will always choose a capable man over an emotional one.

Warriors are dangerous characters in any story and they can be lured into roles and causes that run counter to what a Warrior is made and trained to be. We see it every day in the headlines and it is tragic: men taking shortcuts, making compromises, stepping across blurry lines, hiding or striving. It is killing us. Men today are ill-trained,

Boys become men in the presence of a clear vision for manhood. But as the writer of Proverbs notes, “Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained” (29:18). Boys get out of control. And society suffers.