It’s a beautiful Damascus night.īut we can’t communicate very well. Some of them have got body guards, carrying Uzis. So, I’m sitting on the roof with a bunch of guys-who’ve got the traditional dress on. Believe it or not-sounds strange, in retrospect, now, given what’s going on in Syria-but one of my friends was a member of the Syrian Parliament. I’ve done a lot of work in the Middle East. It’s one of the ways that God knows a man.īob: You talk, in the book, about what you call the night you became a man. As you execute them-as you do them, walk through them, observe them, are dutiful to them-God meets you and empowers you.
It’s a set of duties, responsibilities, and behaviors that you learn. Stephen: I would say to him that being a man is something God-given. Let’s say he came to you when he was in college and he said: “Dad, what does it mean to be a man? What’s the essence of manhood today?” Just tell me what to do!” So, this is the book to answer that.ĭennis: Well, to that point, let’s say your son-your son is, now, how old?ĭennis: Twenty-seven years old. They’re not as, “Heal the wounds.” They just scream at me: “Tell me what to do! You’re telling me to be a man. They are a little different than us older guys. Yes, you know, I spent a lot of time with young guys on college campuses. That’s really what this book is about, really. This Super Saturday-hundreds of groups, across the country, are going to be meeting together on Super Saturday to encourage men-young men, and some boys-13-/14-year-olds, who are still in that boyhood phase-ĭennis: -to call them out, and call them up, and call them to step up. Man!ĭennis: Well, I’m excited about what you’ve written here because we are bullish on men. Stephen: Okay first, you put your coffee cup on my book and then, you misquote the title. And this most recent book called The Book of Manly Men.īob: We’ve got as much man in that as we could. He’s written a couple of other books-some New York Times ® best sellers-some contrasts here, I would say- Lincoln’s Battle with God- The Search for God and Guinness-and The Faith of Barack Obama. Stephen Mansfield joins us on FamilyLife Today. We’ve got a guest here to help us do that-whose book has a foreword by a true man’s man-ĭennis: -General William Boykin. We’re going to talk about this Saturday and the big Super Saturday event that’s coming up at churches as men are getting together for the Stepping Up ™ one-day event.”ĭennis: -all over the country. I thought, “No, it’s too cold out for the Spurs t-shirt.” So, I wore a little flannel because I thought: “We’re going to talk about manhood.
Then, I thought, “Maybe, if I put on a jersey-some kind of a pro football jersey-because, you know-īob: That was the best I could come up with. I don’t have camo to come to the studio.” I figured you’d be-īob: No, not hunting. I got up this morning and I thought, “What will Dennis wear?” I thought: “I don’t have any camo. Thanks for joining us on the Wednesday edition.
Stay tuned.Īnd welcome to FamilyLife Today. What is at the heart of godly masculinity? We’re going to explore that subject today. Our host is the President of FamilyLife ®, Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine. Bob: This is FamilyLife Today for Wednesday, January 29 th.