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Home Schooled: (Re-)Learning Mutual Submission
By: Michael Jordan | June 5, 2011
I can be a theoretical egalitarian, one who embraces biblical equality as a kind of cultural marker that makes me feel superior to other Christians. But I cannot truly be egalitarian if I cannot submit to my wife and family.
Masculinity & the Fruit of the Spirit
By: Guest Author | August 5, 2010
I wonder what comes to mind when one meditates on the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23). Does the thought of gender even come into the picture?
What Makes a Man Masculine in God’s Eyes?
By: William David Spencer | June 5, 2010
God’s ideal men and women take their faith seriously, seek out the Bible’s righteous models, and know how to employ authority and to submit to authority according to gifts and tasks.
Taking Initiative
By: Karen L. H. Shaw | March 5, 2010
There is abundant evidence that God delights in godly initiation and godly submission of all his people. God’s Word never says it’s normative that men be the initiators and women the responders. It’s simply not in the Bible.
Chivalry vs. Servanthood
By: Amanda Beattie | March 5, 2010
Many people today mourn the death of chivalry. However, if we consent to let it go, choosing instead to embrace Christlike servanthood, I very much suspect we will never even miss it.
Authentic Masculinity; Authentic Relationships
By: Jennifer and Luke Reynolds | March 5, 2009
Ultimately, the norms of male domination — expressed through pornography — are the opposite of authentic masculinity. Pornography imprisons women in the grasp of insecure and dominant men.
Masculinity Redeemed: Servanthood, Not Power, Reflects the Example of Jesus
By: Jon Trott | December 5, 2008
Christ leads, and we both follow. When my darling says to me, “I think God may want us to…” I am all ears.
The Strength of Vulnerability
By: Luke Reynolds | June 5, 2008
As Christians, the time for men to embody an authentic strength is now. We need to resist the easy temptation to remain incubated under the guise of toughness, invulnerability, fear, and anger.
Learning to Be a Better Man
By: Jon Trott | September 5, 2007
There is no biblical basis for the kinds of claims Brunner and Schlafly made about manhood. Let’s take a closer look at some of the assumptions men deal with in our day and age.
Why Should Men Take a Stand for Gender Equality?
By: Trevor Sykes | June 5, 2007
Women were considered physically and emotionally frail and in constant need of men’s care and protection. These were the values that I grew up with, but I always considered them to be demeaning of women.