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Jennie Chancey | June 16, 2013
Many of us are blessed to be able to look back on wonderful memories of growing up with godly fathers. That’s not the case for a lot of people, though. For those who didn’t have a good relationship with their father growing up–words of comfort: James Michael McDonald, IV died this week. My father was [...]
Jennie Chancey | April 13, 2013
Excellent: Where have all the gentlemen gone? One of the main functions of a culture commentator is to say things that should go without saying. So it is quite unremarkable to remark that there are few gentlemen left. When you think of a gentleman, do you conjure images of some tuxedoed dandy with jutting chin [...]
Jennie Chancey | February 2, 2013
This testimony is nearly 20 years old but so relevant right now: I feel I have a basis upon which to comment, and I would like to read this statement: First of all, this subject should not be argued from the standpoint of gender differences. It should not be argued from the standpoint of female [...]
Jennie Chancey | January 30, 2013
Another excellent piece from Mercatornet: Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, proclaimed that, “The time has come to rescind the direct combat exclusion rule for women and eliminate all unnecessary gender-based barriers to service,” Why is this necessary? How did such a “time” arrive upon us? According to theWall Street [...]
Jennie Chancey | January 26, 2013
Thank God for bold John Piper: If I were the last man on the planet to think so, I would want the honor of saying no woman should go before me into combat to defend my country. A man who endorses women in combat is not pro-woman; he’s a wimp. He should be ashamed. For [...]
Jennifer McBride | July 23, 2012
In the movies the Dark Knight does not always save his lady, but in the Aurora theater the story unfolded differently. The male instinct to rescue and protect kicked in the way it does in less complicated superhero tales. At least three of the 12 victims of the shooting died because they were physically protecting the [...]
Jennie Chancey | March 24, 2012
As the 100th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic approaches, it’s important to remember the Christian worldview that motivated the majority of the men on board, who gave their lives that others might live. It’s not popular or politically correct to say it, but manhood that defends women and children should be celebrated and remembered. [...]
Jennie Chancey | March 2, 2012
From Carolyn Moynihan at Mercatornet: As men sometimes complain, they have tended to be overlooked in the great exodus of women from the home into the workforce and other changes affecting women and motherhood during the past 50-60 years. However, higher rates of unemployment among men in a changing economy has recently drawn some attention [...]
Jennie Chancey | November 29, 2011
I was busy with a newborn baby when all the discussion over The Atlantic magazine’s November cover story started circulating, so I’m coming in on this a month late. However, I think it’s such an important topic that it deserves a post. Kate Bolick basically opines that “traditional” marriage is on its way out and [...]
Jennie Chancey | May 23, 2011
Two stints in prison, rehab and a probation officer failed to inspire Mike DeBoer to give up the drugs. Dirty diapers, peanut butter sandwiches, playing “tickle monster” with a giggly redhead who smiles his daddy’s smile — that’s what did it. “My dad wasn’t there for me,” said DeBoer, 30, a thick, muscular man with [...]
Jennie Chancey | May 21, 2011
From the folks at Western Conservatory: Dick Winters grew up on a Pennsylvania farm with parents who were born in the 1800s. Richard and Edith raised their farm boy to grow into maturity — a kind of maturity very common to the men of colonial and frontier America. They imparted this American legacy to their [...]
Jennie Chancey | February 25, 2011
Jennifer Fulwiler penned an excellent column the other day that asks the right questions: This weekend the Wall Street Journal ran an article by Kay S. Hymowitz in which she asked: “Where have all the good men gone?” She wrote: Not so long ago, the average American man in his 20s had achieved most of [...]
Jennie Chancey | February 25, 2011
…leads? I was a young(er), inexperienced pastor, and befriended two church members. Both were long-timers, very active, seemed like good folks. As I got to know them better, I got the message very clearly from “Suzy”: she was really frustrated with “Bill,” because Bill just wouldn’t lead. Suzy made this known in many ways, over [...]
Jennie Chancey | February 18, 2011
It seems to me this would be a no-brainer in a world where rational, thinking, moral people oppose violence against women. But, somehow, if it’s a “sport,” we’re supposed to let our boys tackle/pin/etc. young women and desensitize themselves (and ourselves) to such violence. I can only shake my head. Good for Joel Northrup. He [...]
Jennie Chancey | December 14, 2010
We really love the things Brett McKay has done over at The Art of Manliness. We’ve linked to several pieces he and his associates have written since AoM started. But today’s post absolutely takes the cake. It is so good that we’re cross-posting it here in three categories, including the Theme Articles section. Why? Because [...]
