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Fathering Sons: A Modern Initiation Rite of Bestowing Sonship
Imagine being in your twenties, early in your married you're in a hospital, out comes a baby, your child. As you hold your son, he looks at you with eyes that say "what do we do now?" And you think to yourself, "I have no idea. But I know I need to find out."
For many of us men, this is our experience of becoming a father - we feel inadequate and overwhelmed. The Good News is God wants to rescue fatherhood. I'm not saying that this book has all the answers, rather, it is an authentic and field tested guide offering a place to start, a way forward in hope, especially if you feel as inadequate as I did.
There is a journey of rediscovering what the ancients knew - and returning to a way of raising sons in order to prepare them to step up into the ranks of men - men whose identity rests in the truth that they are sons of a Good Good Father. Somewhere along the way we lost this wisdom. But it is time to get it back. These are my field notes on a modern day approach in developing your initiation rite for your sons into Christian manhood, and discovering God's delight in you as a father along the way.
Within this book are two parts.
Part one is, in a way, an internal audit as a father. We must return back to the original intention of masculine fatherhood - it must be bestowed. You will look at yourself, through the story of my experience. My hope is that my experience will illuminate some of the pitfalls and prevent you from falling into them.
Part two is a map to the initiation rite. You will have everything you need to walk through the process of initiation with your son. It is so beautiful.
Enjoy.
For many of us men, this is our experience of becoming a father - we feel inadequate and overwhelmed. The Good News is God wants to rescue fatherhood. I'm not saying that this book has all the answers, rather, it is an authentic and field tested guide offering a place to start, a way forward in hope, especially if you feel as inadequate as I did.
There is a journey of rediscovering what the ancients knew - and returning to a way of raising sons in order to prepare them to step up into the ranks of men - men whose identity rests in the truth that they are sons of a Good Good Father. Somewhere along the way we lost this wisdom. But it is time to get it back. These are my field notes on a modern day approach in developing your initiation rite for your sons into Christian manhood, and discovering God's delight in you as a father along the way.
Within this book are two parts.
Part one is, in a way, an internal audit as a father. We must return back to the original intention of masculine fatherhood - it must be bestowed. You will look at yourself, through the story of my experience. My hope is that my experience will illuminate some of the pitfalls and prevent you from falling into them.
Part two is a map to the initiation rite. You will have everything you need to walk through the process of initiation with your son. It is so beautiful.
Enjoy.
299 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 14, 2024
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September 14, 2025Really enjoyed this book because it feels like a modern take on the book Raising a Modern Day Knight. I liked how practical it felt, like actual things I can try as a father to a son. I highly recommend giving this a read if anyone is a father to young men. They need initiation more than ever in today's society.
January 13, 2026
Enjoyed this one. Some very practical advice, enjoyable anecdotes, and a wake-up call that raising young men isn’t a passive activity.
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