Raising Sons: Church and Worship

 

 "When men go to church simply to sit in the back, 

they are teaching their boys to do exactly the same, if that."

-Douglas Wilson, Future Men

Our boys must be taught What to worship, Who to worship, and How to worship. They aren't born knowing how to worship God; in fact, it's more natural for them to worship food, laziness, and sports, than it is for them to worship Jesus Christ. And as they get older their appetites for the above mentioned categories only intensifies, and at a certain age (around puberty) another desire is awakened, but that shall wait for another time!

Well Done, Navy SEALs

Trident of the US Navy SEALs

"Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience." (Romans 13: 1-5)

As a Navy veteran myself, I couldn't be more proud!

Tools for Raising Sons

A simple list of tools useful for raising boys:

• Good Bible
• Good food
• Good football
• Good baseball
• Good basketball
• A park

A Masculine Trajectory

Jenna Lyons with son, Beckett.

A recent story about a mom (pictured above) who enjoys time with her son by painting his toe nails neon pink caught my attention--not because of what she does to him so much, because after all, we live in a fallen and depraved world--but because I read comments and opinions from "Christians" defending this mom. The story appeared on the Fox News website, and you can read it by clicking here.

The Gospel Coalition 2011 in Chicago

Looking forward to attending this with family and friends this week. If you plan on attending, I'd love to meet you have some coffee together!