Category Archives: manhood
Should You Pay Your Kids to Tweet? On Social Media Addiction
A couple of days back, Jon Acuff–laugh-out-loud writer and author of Stuff Christians Like–wrote a post on how to manage social media use as a father. Acuff wrote the post in a whimsical style but ended up recommending that dads … Continue reading
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What a Young Husband Ought to Know
Interesting post from First Things on an old book about what young husbands should know (What a Young Husband Ought to Know (1897, link has free ebook thanks to Scott Lamb) by Lutheran pastor Sylvanus Stall). Here’s a bit of … Continue reading
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To Launder or Not to Launder? Christianity Today Hosts Debate on “Dad Moms”
Some of you took note of the “Dad Mom” post I ran a couple of weeks back in reference to a commercial by Tide detergent. The ad showed a man folding laundry and avowing that he loved “being awesome” and … Continue reading
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The “Dad Mom” and the “Man Fail”
The cultural decline of men continues apace. Tide detergent, of all cultural voices, is leading the charge today. Watch “Dad Mom” here (I can’t tell if Tide changed the title due to backlash–it used to be “Dad Mom”). These are … Continue reading
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“Men are dogs”: Maureen Dowd Scorches Weiner
Maureen Dowd just published an earth-scorcher on the Anthony Weiner scandal entitled “Your Tweetin’ Heart.” It’s in the NYT and is well-worth reading (HT: Mike Cosper). Dowd relishes a fine skewering of bad men, and she’s up to the task … Continue reading
Men, Temptation, and the Gospel
Harvey Mansfield, Harvard professor of politics and 2011 Bradley Prize winner, just wrote a provocative piece on the distinctive characteristics and faults of men for The Weekly Standard. It’s entitled “Manliness and Morality” and I commend it to you. Several … Continue reading
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Boys in Skirts and Marriages Under Fire: The New Journal for Biblical Manhood & Womanhood Is Online
The newest issue of the Journal for Biblical Manhood & Womanhood (Spring 2010, Volume 15.1) has just been posted online. It looks as provocative and useful as ever. I’ve posted the full table of contents below; I commend all of … Continue reading
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An Essential Talk by Bruce Ware on Manhood
The following was just posted at the blog of The Gospel Coalition: Theologian Bruce Ware just gave a noteworthy talk on godly manhood at his church, Clifton Baptist Church of Louisville, Kentucky. The talk was entitled “Select Principles on Being … Continue reading
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Omega Males, David Brooks, and the Importance of Glamour
Slate recently ran a story about men they called “Omega males.” Definitely not Alpha, not quite Beta. Essentially, this class of men is drifting through their post-college and thirtysomething years, not making much of themselves, struggling to find love, and … Continue reading
