manhood
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manhood
Throughout the rest of his life, the community of men admonished, affirmed, and endorsed his masculinity. Life was filled with camaraderie, protection, and high ideals. Boys become men in the community of men. There is no substitute for this vital component. Dad, if your boy is to become a man, you must enlist the community.
Robert Lewis • Raising a Modern-Day Knight
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.
Ryan Michler • The Masculinity Manifesto
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.
Michael Thompson • The Heart of a Warrior
This is what we do. There is nothing sacrosanct about our ceremonies; you may choose to imitate aspects of these or develop your own. But the important thing is that you do something creative and memorable to initiate your son into manhood. Remember, too, that the power of the ceremony is the actual experience! It is the lingering memory it makes
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QUESTIONS:
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?
Are you stuck in a
Kent Evans • The Manhood Journey
Questions chapter 10
CHAPTER 10 QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSING PERVERSIONS
"What do you think it means to be perverted?" "How does the Bible explain perversion?"
"What is the difference between a sexual pervert's sin and your own sin?" There is no difference; the penalty for sin is death. The only difference between one sinner and the next is the saving work of Christ Jesus
Stephen Zollos • Time for the Talk
Chapter 10 questions
CHAPTER 3 REVIEW
So that Adam would honorably represent God in the world, God called him to apply himself in four areas: his work, his sexual activity, his leadership in the home, and his obedience to God's law. God's call to you and your son is the same.
Man's first duty before the fall was to work-working and caring for the things God put before
Stephen Zollos • Time for the Talk
Chapter 3 review