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What if God Was One of Us: A Call to Uphold the Dignity of Women
By: David Hart | March 4, 2019
David Hart recounts his personal experiences with women facing gender inequality, explores his male privilege, and calls men to stand with women and fight for equality, humanity, and inclusion in the business and leadership of the church.
Jesus' Vision for Masculinity: The (Actual) Best A Man Can Get
By: Rob Dixon | January 23, 2019
By now, you’ve probably seen Gillette’s “We Believe: The Best Men Can Be” ad. Launched last week online, the ad depicts several examples of toxic masculinity, including bullying, harassment, mansplaining, and the notion that “boys will be boys.
Book Review: Am I Sleeping with the Enemy?: Males and Females in the Image of God
By: Naomi Eden, Jason Eden | December 17, 2018
Ron Clark offers a passionate and personally informed response to the issue of male-to-female violence. Drawing on his pastoral care efforts and experience of working with a variety of couples coming out of violent relationships, a reader can tell that he deeply cares about the issue at hand and that his personal reflections are well [...]
Am I Sleeping with the Enemy?: Males and Females in the Image of God
By: Ron Clark | December 16, 2018
Drawing from his experiences as a minister, domestic- and sexual-violence prevention advocate, and community leader, Clark suggests that Jesus came to redefine masculinity and resist the cultural view of manhood, power, and oppression.
A Feminized Church, or Just a Faithful One?
By: Tim Krueger | December 14, 2018
Jesus attracted the marginalized—women, slaves, the poor—and challenged privileged and powerful men to change. When the church does the same, it is faithful, not "feminized."
The Challenges of Fatherhood: A Biblical View (Finnish, English)
By: Jan Cedercreutz | October 26, 2018
Fatherhood is a sensitive issue for many Finns. How do we brake free from burdens and enjoy fatherhood?
Real Men (Finnish, English)
By: Medad Birungi | October 2, 2018
The ”Real Men” workshop discusses the lies men believe, their challenges, and their role in promoting egalitarianism.
A Father’s Reflection: Teaching My Son Vulnerability through My Struggle with Depression
By: Michael Bain | September 5, 2018
I've chosen not to shy away from telling my kids about my depression. I want them to know that when they face grief, anxiety, or disappointment, they don’t have to hide it.
Raising Emotional Boys in a “Boys Don’t Cry” Culture
By: Rebecca Shimp Martin | September 5, 2018
No one ever warned us that we might have a child whose response to every disappointment would be perpetually set to Defcon One. We had one laid-back, happy son, and we thought we understood what little boys needed and how they behaved. Boys, we were always told, are resilient. They don’t express themselves verbally. [...]
The Tears of Men: The Emotional Masculinity of Jesus and Saint Francis
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | September 5, 2018
How easily we swallow the myth that “boys don’t cry,” forgetting that male saints, and Jesus himself, often failed to conform to the gender stereotypes of their (or our) day.