Is it really true that "boys will be boys"? And if it is, shouldn't we put a stop to that? Isn’t all that unbridled "toxic masculinity" bad for the world? Maybe what our boys need is to be more like girls.
Or maybe, God made boys to be rough, physical, and rambunctious for good reason. Maybe we ought to be embracing the amazing attributes of our sons, appreciating them for how they're made, and encouraging God-fearing men to father our boys, raising them to harness their energy for good.
That's the argument Ciara and Jessi make in this episode, with a look at how the culture is trying to rob the boyishness from our boys and shame them into being something they just aren't meant to be, and how Christian parents should view the "war on boys" and push back.
Show Notes:
Episode 10 | Forbidden Series: Female Pastors https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538023/7755187-ep-10-forbidden-series-part-2-female-pastors
Episode 15 | God is a (Wo)Man? https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538023/8151370-ep-15-god-is-a-wo-man
Episode 19 | Sex, Submission, and Standing Up to Sin https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538023/8539917-ep-19-sex-submission-and-standing-up-to-sin
Episode 21 | Husbands, Hierarchy, and Headship in the Home https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538023/8622240-ep-21-husbands-hierarchy-and-headship-in-the-home
War on Boys | Christina Hoff Sommers https://youtu.be/OFpYj0E-yb4
APA Guidelines for Practice with Men and Boys https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/01/ce-corner
New York Times | What is Toxic Masculinity? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/us/toxic-masculinity.html
University Missouri Study https://munewsarchives.missouri.edu/news-releases/2011/0822-males-believe-discussing-problems-is-a-waste-of-time-mu-study-shows/
It's Good to Be a Man | Biblical Manhood in an Effeminate Age https://itsgoodtobeaman.buzzsprout.com/266333/1293271-biblical-manhood-in-an-effeminate-age
The Male Brain | Louann Brizendine https://www.amazon.com/Male-Brain-Breakthrough-Understanding-Think/dp/0767927540
The Washington Post | Too Many Men https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/world/too-many-men/
Tim Challies | Christian Men and Their Godly Moms Series https://www.challies.com/series/christian-men-and-their-godly-moms/