Going through adolescence as a boy has never been easy, but in today’s day and age it’s more hazardous than ever. And for parents, the nightmare is real. No parent wants their son to be a future perpetrator on a #MeToo headline. No parent wants their son to abuse women, or to objectify women, or […]
#MeToo Cultures Don’t Spring Up Randomly
I’m the dad of 3 girls and am afraid of the world of sexual harassment and abuse my daughters are going to have to navigate. I’m also the author of Beyond the Battle: a man’s guide to his identity in Christ in an oversexualized world, a book that, among other things, helps men rewire their […]
Waking Up to Women’s Oppression Via the #metoo Movement
Posts like this are hard to write. Hard because they are humbling. I started reading through the #metoo posts on Twitter, at the request of some women in my church. It’s hard to organize my thoughts so I’m just going to put them out there: I was wrong. I do a lot of work around […]
34% of singles have had sex before a first date…and how we’ve all contributed to this
An article in the USA Today section of the Lansing State Journal caught my eye recently, “Sex before first date OK, but a cracked phone? Think again.” The article breaks down some of the 2017 Singles in America survey, an annual survey funded by the dating service Match. The most jaw-dropping takeaway from the survey […]
Are we to “be subject to the governing authorities” when their laws go against God’s?
Romans 13:1-2, 4-5 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves… For […]
Why a Football Addict No Longer Supports Football (And Should You?)
I blog about a lot of controversial things and receive my share of flak for it, but I anticipate today’s article will top them all. Today we are diving deep into the heart of America to shine some light on the one and only: Football. You would be hard pressed to find a bigger fan […]