Manhood on the Mind
by on Feb 8th, 2010 at 12:01 am
Ok, so the Super Bowl is over, and now our uber-consumeristic culture will set its mind toward who will win next year (of course, this follows all of the “I-told-you-so” articles from sports critics).
Hopefully for us, life has not been severely derailed by a game. Here are some articles from the past week that, I hope, will draw your focus in profitable places.
“Getting Your Eyes Off the Other Guy” by Doug Wilson
Never underestimate the deceitfulness of sin and its ability bring harm to others.
“Hijacking the Brain: How Pornography Works” by Albert Mohler
I am waiting for the book that Dr. Mohler reviews in this article. Don’t be surprised if it finds its way to the Leadership Library in the future.
“Masculinity in a Can, Fight Club at Church, and the Crisis of Manhood” by Albert Mohler
This past week, I have come across several articles dealing with the issue of fight clubs and church ministries. We need to work through the difference between machismo and manhood, a difference that, if we’re not careful, we can confuse to the detriment of manhood and the church.
“Flock Is Now a Fight Team in Some Ministries” by R. M. Schneiderman
Schneiderman’s article in the New York Times has stirred the hornet’s nest among Christian bloggers and we might as well address it since it deals with the issue of whether or not we are overshooting in our Christian attempts to promote biblical manhood. You can read responses by Michael McKinley from 9 Marks and Mike Pohlman from The Gospel Coalition
“Whimpering Stateside Young People and Demon-Fearing Indians” by Thabiti Anyabwile
I pray that God would guard our hearts from complacency that comes from the tremendous luxury of familiarity with the Scriptures that most of us enjoy!