“The word helper is ezer in Hebrew. It sounds derogatory in English, like God made Adam a personal assistant. But it’s not that way at all in the original language. Ezer can be translated “partner” — one who comes alongside to help achieve a goal.”
― Loveology: God. Love. Marriage. Sex. And the Never-Ending Story of Male and Female.
― Loveology: God. Love. Marriage. Sex. And the Never-Ending Story of Male and Female.
“One of the most humbling things we can do is to face up to the reality that we are the problem—and it is also one of the central steps every man must take to enter true manhood.”
― The Dude's Guide to Manhood: Finding True Manliness in a World of Counterfeits
― The Dude's Guide to Manhood: Finding True Manliness in a World of Counterfeits
“Manhood isn’t something we pursue because we want fulfilling lives for ourselves, to make our own experience of the world more awesome and glorious. True manhood affects others. When men act like men, everyone else around is free to be who they are.”
― The Dude's Guide to Manhood: Finding True Manliness in a World of Counterfeits
― The Dude's Guide to Manhood: Finding True Manliness in a World of Counterfeits
“Western definition of adolescence, as we’ll soon see, does align remarkably well with the biblical definition of childhood.”
― Manhood Restored: How the Gospel Makes Men Whole
― Manhood Restored: How the Gospel Makes Men Whole
“But men are like pickup trucks—we do best when we have weight in the truck bed. On icy roads, we tend to skid around when there is no weight over the rear tires. We perform best when we carry a load, when others count on us. This is when we rise, when we find our strength.”
― Heroic Path: In Search of the Masculine Heart
― Heroic Path: In Search of the Masculine Heart
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