“What was your dad like?” Perhaps it’s the question I most fear and most hope will be asked of my kids when they are old. Apprehension had already staked a claim as I prepared for this exploit into the unknown. Poring over maps of sheer high mountain desert escarpments suggested this adventure might be more...
Over two decades ago I set out on a relentless quest to find the answer. What I found was not what I expected, and where I found it was in the most unanticipated places. With it came a restored strength and an unshakable hope.
In the mid-20th century, The Times in London ran an essay contest, inviting highly respected thinkers and leaders to respond to the question, “What’s wrong with the world?” Chesterton offered this as his full response: Dear Sirs, I am. Sincerely yours, G. K. Chesterton... Chesterton was in contact with the reality of the masculine
A young apprentice once asked Dallas Willard, “What books do you recommend reading?” Dallas, after a long pause (there is always a long pause with Dallas), responded, “I recommend a few. And to read those very deeply.” The refreshing counsel of a sage. We are all immersed in a culture bombarding us with content. Some...
“And his strength left him.” Judges 16:9 The seizure was shocking enough. My youngest brother, known by us all as Lucky Lance, was the luckiest one of us all, at least up until then. He had the great hair while the rest of us brothers went prematurely bald; he had the beautiful wife, the six-figure...
It was nearly a nondescript December Wednesday. I was pushing hard to finish projects on my desk, and Cherie was likely pulling dinner together and trying to focus the kids on their homework. The only difference was that winter’s first snow had enveloped our town throughout the day. The constancy of a light and gentle...
Receive strengthening and care for the masculine soul. This is for the few.
