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There was an interesting article in The Atlantic by Lori Gottlieb entitled, “Some men share their secrets only in therapy.” Gottlieb, who is a therapist, noted that men in therapy often say, “I’ve never told anyone else this before.” “I think that speaks volumes about how isolated men can be, how isolated in their struggles,”…
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Did you men know that according to World magazine, “The sugar skull, an emblem of Mexican folk holiday Dia de Muertos or Day of the Dead is this year’s must-have Haloween décor, plastered on succulent vases, wreaths, mugs, and pillowcases. Mattel recently announced its new Day of the Dead Barbie, adorned with a floral dress…
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I want to see the movie entitled, “Peanut Butter Falcon.” David French wrote a review with the heading, “A film with a Conservative Soul teaches three great truths of manhood.” The movie is “about a boy becoming a man.” It happens “through ancient forms of tradition and ritual that are disguised behind the modern frame of the…
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As I have mentioned in previous blogs, I am auditing a composition honors class at the local junior college. Our first major essay was to write on an object. I chose the crucifix for a couple of reasons. First it has significance for me and secondly, I want to continue to share the “good news”…
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I am enrolled in an honors composition class at the local Junior College. My reasons are twofold: first, getting to knowing gen X students and 2) improve my writing skills. It has been both interesting and challenging thus far. Recently, we were asked to write a paper on writing a perfect sentence. One of the assigned…
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I am sure that most of the readers of this blog have heard about the media controversy Drew Brees, the quarterback for the New Orleans Saints got into recently. In a short video, Brees encouraged students to participate in Focus on the Family’s ‘Bring Your Bible to School’ emphasis. In his comments he never once mentioned sexual orientation or…
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Nathenial Hawthrone is quoted as say, “Everyman has his secret sorrow which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” Recently I have been experiencing a well of sadness that has unexpectedly surfaced. The combination of a new living environment and my desire to allow God’s love…
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This blog is a testimony to the grace of God in my marriage of 54 years to the most wonderful woman in the world, Judith Ann, my trophy wife. I am prompted to write this blog after an incident in the parking lot of our local Costco store. A man and his wife ( I assume) were just getting…