"I grew up going to church. And I hated it." That's not the testimony most dads share with their kids. But the sanitized version—the one that skips the doubt, the boredom, the moments you thought everyone around you was crazy—leaves your children alone when they hit their own wall of unbelief. Here's the problem: you've got a 90-minute documentary's worth of spiritual formation crammed into a 22-second elevator pitch. And you're delivering that same thin version to your five-year-old, your fi...
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"I grew up going to church. And I hated it." That's not the testimony most dads share with their kids. But the sanitized version—the one that skips the doubt, the boredom, the moments you thought everyone around you was crazy—leaves your children alone when they hit their own wall of unbelief. Here's the problem: you've got a 90-minute documentary's worth of spiritual formation crammed into a 22-second elevator pitch. And you're delivering that same thin version to your five-year-old, your fi...
Shut Up and Listen: The One Assumption That Saves Your Marriage
Authentic Masculinity
3 minutes
2 months ago
Shut Up and Listen: The One Assumption That Saves Your Marriage
What if the key to becoming a better listener starts with admitting you're terrible at it? Most people assume they're good listeners, then proceed to miss what's actually being said, connect dots that don't exist, and hear words that were never spoken. The gap between physical hearing and genuine understanding creates distance in every relationship you value. When you passively let sounds hit your eardrums without working to comprehend, you miss the tension behind words, fail to ask clarifyin...
Authentic Masculinity
"I grew up going to church. And I hated it." That's not the testimony most dads share with their kids. But the sanitized version—the one that skips the doubt, the boredom, the moments you thought everyone around you was crazy—leaves your children alone when they hit their own wall of unbelief. Here's the problem: you've got a 90-minute documentary's worth of spiritual formation crammed into a 22-second elevator pitch. And you're delivering that same thin version to your five-year-old, your fi...