Category: Men & Women

I had a great time in Austin at the conference hosted by King’s Cross, pastored by my good friend Garrett Craw.  Michael Foster and I have collaborated several times now, including speaking together at the Stronghold Conference (Huntsville, 2021) and an 1819 podcast but this was our best joint venture yet, as I thought our talks complemented each other…

One of the church fathers said it best: “Christians alone know how to live.” This is especially true when it comes to sex. Check out this video from Ben Shapiro reviewing a recent article in the Atlantic by Bridget Phetasy. I’m glad that some who have lived out the implications of the sexual revolution are realizing how wrong…

One small act of courage can change your life. Small acts of courage lead to bigger acts of courage, and big acts of courage can change the world. As someone who grew up in the 1980s, I can say this was built into our psyches. Politics and pop culture alike taught us the virtue of…

Why was man made from the dirt and woman from the man? There are several ways to tackle this question. I like Peter Lombard’s explanation: “The woman was created not from just any part of the man’s body, but from his side.  This was to demonstrate that she was made for loving communion with him.  She…

A few thoughts on the so-called gender wars: If we want mutuality between the sexes, it is crucial to resist movements that minimize the differences between the sexes (e.g., feminism). According to Rene Girard, it is similarity that breeds rivalry (e.g., sibling rivalries are based on the fact that the siblings share so much in…

This essay presupposes and builds upon my sermon on Psalms 127-128, available here. The first part of the sermon focused on the man in these two psalms and that’s what I want to look at further here. If we want to know what it means to be a blessed man, perhaps we need to start with…

The term “patriarchy” is controversial. I used to be opposed to the term “patriarchy” and was settled on the term “complementarianism” to describe the relationship of the sexes. I was especially frustrated that many who called themselves “patriarchal” seemed to have weird “hyper-patriarchal” views. Perhaps that is still the case in some quarters. But a…

A man is the head of the household. To put it another way, the man is the patriarch of his home. He has responsibility for his home, as well as authority over his home. Today, there are some in “complementarian” circles who seek to limit a man’s headship to his wife, and then claim the…