manhood

If a son does not receive blessing from his father, he will spend the rest of his life trying to earn that blessing. Creating a blessing ceremony will help cement our sons’ identity and heal wounds they have suffered along the way. It is something only we as fathers can give to our sons.

We dug into the practice of stewarding our time—wasting it, investing it, using it, spending it, and redeeming it. We did the same with money.

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.

As for this chapter, here's where I'd ask you to start:

If you had to list five characteristics of a godly man, what would those be? This isn't a test; there are dozens. What are the first five that immediately come to mind?

Among those five, how would you grade' yourself on some maturity curve? From 'have no clue' to 'been doing that for years, do a

Men, we need you. We need you to be husbands and fathers. We need you to be firemen and entrepreneurs. We need you to coach little league and change diapers and cut trees. Men, we need you to invest in your kids and your community and your church.