Sublime

It was the idea of a “pathless path,” something I found in David Whyte’s book The Three Marriages. To Whyte, a pathless path is a paradox: “we cannot even see it is there, and we do not recognize it.”⁠1 To me, the pathless path was a mantra to reassure myself I would be okay. After spending the first 32 years of my life always having a plan, this k

No true change in behavior or thinking can come without an awakened body, an activated heart, and a spacious mind. In some men, this is easy to spot; in others, it’s quite subtle. I actually see it play out in people of all sorts, from world-class athletes to successful CEOs. They’re often unaware of their more hidden and difficult feelings, and th

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.

Forces are at work both for us and against us. It’s time we wake up, see, hear, and engage in training, and enter the Larger Story to reclaim our hearts and our true voice then our noble roles as men. In order to be uncompromising men, we must journey with God and explore what is noble and good within us—and what is not.

A social and spiritual competence can be summarized in three phrases: A vision for manhood A code of conduct A transcendent cause These are the building blocks of real manhood!