Promise Keepers: A Volunteer’s Perspective
“Why don’t you attend as a volunteer, and then we can observe the rally from different angles.” This was Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen’s suggestion. She
September 23, 2014
Topic: Men / Masculinity
Read More »
From the Trenches: Promise Keepers as an Example of Category-Specific Discipleship
The Bible study is over, and it’s time to share prayer concerns. The women’s discipleship group is made up of dedicated, newly-growing believers. There are
September 23, 2014
Defining the New Christian Man
An Investigation into Books Related to the Promise Keepers Movement As the role of men in families is debated in America, since 1991 the rapidly
September 23, 2014
Servanthood or Soft Patriarchy? A Christian Feminist Looks at the Promise Keepers Movement
In 1992, well before the Christian men’s movement known as Promise Keepers became front-cover news for American journalists, Gloria Steinem—the founding editor of Ms. magazine—wrote
September 23, 2014
Masculinity in Crisis: Remaining Biblical in a Changing World
Andy looks up at the billboard as he drives along the Interstate—and there the guy is. In his white Stetson, cowhide vest blowing in the
September 23, 2014
On Modesty and Male Privilege
Recently, a fellow blogger wrote a great piece about the problems with modesty rules in Christian culture. She rightly pointed out how these rules unfairly
September 1, 2014
Proverbs 31 Man
Maybe the biblical character you best connect with is Daniel in the lion’s den, or Mary when the stone was rolled away. Sometimes we connect
August 31, 2014
From My Point of View: Men’s Psychological Barriers to Adopting an Egalitarian View
I have been told on a number of occasions that men who adhere to an egalitarian view of the marital relationship and who see no
August 19, 2014
More Than “Vacuum Cleaner Commandos”: Affirming Egalitarian Males
Recently my neighbor told me about a widower living in double jeopardy. With no homemaking training in his past and no wife to clean up
August 4, 2014
Reframing Biblical Masculinity
Several months ago, my wife and I attended an event where a panel of experts spoke about sex trafficking prevention. When asked what we, as
August 4, 2014