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Of Dads and Men: Why Dads Are Key to Changing the Way We Think About Men (in Christianity Today)

June 15, 2018 by Jen Zamzow 2 Comments

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Not many things can bring all of America together these days, but one thing that did was the charming video of Marc Daniels, the dad who danced onstage with his two-year-old daughter—all while holding his baby in his arms—when she got stage fright at her recital. It’s no wonder the video quickly went viral. In the midst of our current cultural confusion on the subject of masculinity, “Ballerina Dad” was the hero we needed.

Daniels’s sudden popularity isn’t just another cute story to entertain us for a few minutes. It signals something about what we’re looking for in men…

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  • “The Hidden Sexism in the Church: Why “Benevolent” Sexism Does More Harm Than We Realize (guest post at Ashley Easter’s blog)
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How should churches respond to our current crisis of masculinity? How can we make church “man- enough” to be appealing to men without encouraging poor behavior and perpetuating negative male stereotypes? How can we shift our view of what it means to be a man to one that more closely aligns with how Jesus desires us all to live?
How should churches respond to our current crisis of masculinity? How can we make church “man- enough” to be appealing to men without encouraging poor behavior and perpetuating negative male stereotypes? How can we shift our view of what it means to be a man to one that more closely aligns with how Jesus desires us all to live?
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Comments

  1. ordinarilyextraordinarymom says

    June 19, 2018 at 6:31 am

    I love everything about this. I’ve read a lot of blog and this is by far one of the best I’ve come across in a long time. Truly God is finding a way to show up and show out in fatherhood per usual. This is beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing.

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    • admin says

      June 19, 2018 at 1:57 pm

      Thank you so much for your nice comment! 🙂 I’m glad this resonated with you!

      Reply

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