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Boys don’t enter the world knowing how to be godly men; they have to be trained into it. Of course, the primary training role for that formation should be the boy’s father. He is to disciple his son every…

The dominant narrative at the moment is that, while church attendance is down across the board, men in particular are staying home on Sunday mornings. And while there has been much hand-wringing over this reality, there has, to my knowledge,…

We need to have Jesus disciple us to be who He made us to be. Then, we need to disciple men to know their identity and role as men. Then, marriage will be men’s great interest. Then, the family…

I’ve seen it first hand in multiple couples. Put them in a group of people and they’ll talk a good talk, but put them in a room together and the communication train de-rails almost immediately. He doesn’t want to…

Stephen Mansfield explains the cultural crisis of manhood and what must be done to resolve this…

It’s time to draw the line between boys and men. To sum it up in a single sentence, a real man is someone who does his duty and doesn’t shun the hard work that is necessary in providing for…

Men follow men. We must resist the temptation to sacrifice our masculinity for a gender-inclusive form of Christianity that appeals to women and children but alienates men. Men come in all kinds of shapes and sizes and masculinity is…

About 150 years ago, Western men began forming and joining organizations that promoted a noble vision of manhood. That infrastructure created some of the finest men the world has ever known. We called them “the greatest generation.” They built the…

#1 A man will own up to his mistakes. A boy will make excuses for them. #2 A man will respect your purity. A boy will let his desires control him.…

We celebrate men on the Sunday they’re least likely to be among us. Nancy Wray Gegoire writes, “I’ve often noticed that sermons on Mother’s Day tend to gush over moms, while on Father’s Day they tell dads to shape…

“So, you’re telling me that your dad never had a father figure to watch and learn from, and yet he became this rock star dad that you just described?” I asked with a hint of incredulity in my voice.…

Doing well in life is simple as seeing God is good — and spreading His goodness around. You’ve arrived at wealth when you’re happy with a life that has a wealth of things that money can’t buy. You don’t need the ads,…

In this conversation with Dr. Arne Rubinstein, he and I discuss his book The Making of Men and his work with young men and boys in Australia for over three decades. Dr. Arne is a leader in the rites of passage…

Christian women (and men): please, let feminism go. Better yet, let yourself go from it. Release yourself from its shackles. Everyday I hear from people who tell me they are ‘pro-life feminist’ or ‘Christian feminist.’ Yet millions of modern feminists would respond that such a…

Men need friends. However, male friendship is harder to come by than ever. The hyper-sexualization of our culture has made it nearly impossible to cultivate intimacy and show affection among men. So, let’s forget about our culture for a minute and…

Last week I had the pleasure of sitting in on the one-time showing of the Focus on the Family documentary film Irreplaceable. The movie is just an introduction to a new series that seeks to look at the family from…

This past weekend my wife and I were discussing the sad state of modern male relationships, and then today I saw this commercial posted on Facebook. Two days ago I lamented our culture’s loss of masculine friendships and wondered…