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The Briefing 04-30-13

1. Overwhelming celebration of homosexuality and marginalization of all who disagree Why NBA center Jason Collins is coming out now, Sports Illustrated (Jason Collins with...

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The Chicken of the Sea: A Modern Tale of Fear, Failure, and Cowardice

The sight of the giant cruise ship Costa Concordia listing in the deadly embrace of the sea is now a graphic symbol of failure. Its...Read this essay →
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For Christian Men: The Lessons of Herman Cain

For Christians, the lessons of Herman Cain are too important to leave in the history books of the 2012 presidential campaign.Read this essay →
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The Myth of the Genderless Baby

Back in the nineteenth century, the British people were introduced to a fairy tale about "water babies" through a story written by Rev. Charles Kingsley....
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The Global Threat of Gendercide

Historian Niall Ferguson reminds us that Ernest Hemingway once penned a collection of short stories entitled Men Without Women. The stories are haunting, demonstrating the...
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On Getting Boys to Read

There is ample documentation to prove that boys are falling behind in reading skills at virtually every age level. In many cases, boys are semi-literate...
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Man Up or Man Down? Newsweek Redefines Masculinity

A healthy masculinity should motivate men to find their way in this new world of changed economic realities and work opportunities, and to do this…Read this essay →
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Why Aren’t ‘Emerging Adults’ Emerging as Adults?

The church would demonstrate the power of the gospel in a whole new way by assisting young people into the successful and faithful transition to…Read this essay →
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The Snare of Beauty — Flashpoints of Our Obsession with Attractiveness

According to the Bible, every single human being is made in the image of God, and is thus, for this reason alone, truly beautiful. Truth…Read this essay →
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Hard to Believe? Biblical Authority and Evangelical Feminism

With this approach to the Bible, you can simply discard any text you dislike. Just dismiss it as a marginal comment, or deny that Paul…Read this essay →
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The End of Men? — A Hard Look at the Future

What does it mean for large sectors of our society to become virtual matriarchies? How do we prepare the church to deal with such a…Read this essay →
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An Interview with Josh Harris

We all first met him when he wrote his provocative book, "I Kissed Dating Goodbye."  Since then, Josh Harris has written several books including his...Read this essay →
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Women and Children First? A Tale of Two Ships

The tragic sinkings of the two ships Titantic and Lusitania reveal two very different stories.  On the Titantic, many men gave up their seats for...Read this essay →
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Women and Children First? A Tale of Two Ships

The scenario is well known, and the story still haunts the modern mind. The great ocean liner that was built as unsinkable struck an iceberg…Read this essay →
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Did He Get Married Too Young? Young Adults & Marriage

The delay of marriage is a huge problem. Christians should be in the forefront of seeing and understanding the problem. On today's show Dr. Mohler...Read this essay →
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NewsNote: Where are the Young Men?

A visit to your local college or university campus is likely to reveal that a revolution has taken place. On many campuses, young women now...Read this essay →
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College Campuses: Where Have All the Men Gone?

Recent data tells a sad tale about gender disparity on College and University Campuses: women outnumber men 60% to 40%.  The results demonstrate that men...Read this essay →
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NewsNote: Masculinity in a Can, Fight Club at Church, and the Crisis of Manhood

You do not have to look far to find evidence of the fact that males are in trouble in these confused and confusing times. On...Read this essay →
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Masculinity in a Spray Can? The Call for Men in Today’s Church

What is that makes a boy become a man?  Is it the accoutrements he purchases or the people he associates with?  While some external factors...Read this essay →
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Men and the Economic Downturn

When a recession hits a nation, the effects are felt at all levels of society.  Relationships, governments, and institutions are all subject to radical change. ...Read this essay →
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NewsNote: Seen But Not Heard?

Whatever happened to being seen but not heard? Diana West asks that question in a recent essay, noting that there has been a massive shift...Read this essay →
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NewsNote: Naughty Rodents — Your Brain without Dad

Do children need fathers? Fascinating research on that question is reported by Shirley S. Wang of The Wall Street Journal. Anna Katherina Braun, a German...Read this essay →
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Calling Young Men to the Mission Field

Are young men concerned about missions?  The call to the mission field is being answered by the Church, but the majority of people answering that...Read this essay →
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What Do Men Want?

What makes a man a man?  What makes him happy and fulfilled in this life?  Maureen Dowd has written recently on the trends of happiness...Read this essay →
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The Hidden Reality of Abortion — Empowering Men

America's long war over abortion has classically been defined as a struggle between competing rights -- depicted as the right of a woman to have...Read this essay →
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Biblical Pattern of Male Leadership Limits Pastorate to Men

The Christian church has experienced a massive wave of change over the last thirty years, and the emergence of women in some pulpits is perhaps...Read this essay →
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God, Country, and the Culture War: The Boy Scouts Under Assault

America's parents are about to discover that the culture war is a lot closer than they thought. The ruling of the New Jersey Supreme Court...Read this essay →
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Debunking the Myths of Fatherhood

Fatherhood is incredibly important and has the power to give life or death to children. What makes a man a good father? At the intersection...Read this essay →
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Reading Log, June 19, 2009 Fathers and Sons

The theme of fathers and sons is one of the constants of literature, both ancient and modern. From Ivan Turgenev to Chuck Palahniuk, modern literature...Read this essay →
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Watch Out for Myths About Fatherhood

The role of the father is increasingly problematic in the context of modern American culture. Fatherhood has been marginalized and the rule and authority of...Read this essay →
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