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Feminism, Fatherhood, and the Lance Armstrong Fallacy
(May 8, 2006)
Feminist Professor Peggy Drexler, author of the anti-father Raising Boys Without Men claims that no special gift of fatherhood exists. She writes, "I wonder what mothers like Lance Armstrong's make of such statements" that claim boys without a father figure are lost. This is where Drexler, like the body of her work, hyper-extends... -
What Would Jesus Say? And Who Would Listen?
(August 8, 2006)
Censored by churchgoers, laughed at by the worldly... who might really hear Jesus today? -
The "Nice Guy" Marriage: Living in Fear Instead of Bold Love
(September 4, 2006)
What's wrong with being nice? The problem isn't with genuine niceness - the problem lies in the "nice guy's" tendency to live in fear and timidity... -
Christian Manhood: Gentleness Isn't Being the "Nice Guy"
(October 28, 2008)
When Christian men hear or read about the virtue of gentleness, they often substitute this virtue with the vice of niceness. The results can be deadly when it comes to love, marriage and fatherhood... -
Bullied Victims and Overprotection
(May 13, 2008)
Shy children need reasons to be more comfortable in social settings. -
Why Some Men Don't Like Church
(February 1, 2007)
Way fewer men than women attend church, and when they do go they spend more time checking their watches and working on their To Do lists than partaking in soul work. -
Pastors, Don't Use Mother's Day to Bash Dads
(May 12, 2006)
This Sunday we will extol the value and benefit of motherhood, which is great. But in some churches, this will be done by degrading husbands. -
What We Really Need for Father's Day: The Wisdom of Serpents
(June 16, 2006)
Father's Day is usually a powerful reminder about social norms, traditions, and yes, prejudice. We see just how uncomfortable parts of the church are when it comes to a man’s nature, and how men are deemed more sinful than women. The author of No More Christian Nice Guy says we're out of balance here. -
Filling in the Picture of a ''Jesus Mean & Wild''
(August 15, 2006)
Christianity Today managing editor Mark Galli speaks with fellow ''Jesus as Nice Guy'' malcontent Paul Coughlin about Galli's latest book, Jesus Mean and Wild . -
When Fear Drives Lives
(June 24, 2008)
Fearful children often come from fearful parents whose intuition is skewed and whose inclination is over-empowered. -
Christian Self Defense
(September 2, 2008)
Parents who teach their children that all conflict is wrong are telling their kids that being a punching bag will somehow show others Christian love. -
Showing Our Kids the Whole Spectrum of Virtue
(September 17, 2008)
A merely Sweet Savior is ultimately incapable of helping us--and our children--in life's most difficult moments. -
Showing Our Kids the Whole Spectrum of Virtue
(October 8, 2008)
When we encourage our children to be more loving, we usually encourage them to do nice things for others. We must also show them that love includes caring so much about someone that you confront him when he’s wrong... -
Truth About Bullies
(October 14, 2008)
Children who become fearful and timid are prime targets for bullies. -
Bullying Defined
(October 28, 2008)
School bullies are often bullied at home, where their will, wants, and desires are overridden and trampled. -
Uncomfortable Truth About Victims
(November 11, 2008)
Bully victims often come from overprotective homes where they get little if any practice handling conflict. -
Courage is Not Optional!
(December 9, 2008)
Many Sunday school curricula don't even include courage as fundamental to a virtuous life. -
Where, Parents, Shall Courage Be Found?
(December 23, 2008)
Courage requires that we stand against something and someone. -
Courage is Not Optional!
(January 1, 2008)
We want our children to stay away from sins of commission — choices and actions that are wrong. Yet we also need to teach them the consequences that come from the sins of omission -- the failure to make choices or act in ways that are right . -
My Courage Matters
(January 13, 2009)
Our children learn far more about courage from our behavior than our words.
