{"id":4,"date":"2014-08-07T00:58:03","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T00:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.therealgeobooth.com\/?p=4"},"modified":"2015-01-20T18:04:37","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T18:04:37","slug":"what-is-this-aka-challenge-accepted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therealgeobooth.com\/?p=4","title":{"rendered":"What Is This? (a\/k\/a Challenge Accepted)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to my first post.<\/p>\n

I’m starting this blog because I believe that there is a crisis among\u00a0<\/span>millennial\u00a0<\/span>men and women, and I want to encourage\u00a0you — my brothers — to be part of the solution. \u00a0There is enough brokenness in both sexes and therefore more than enough blame to go around. \u00a0But instead of fixating on the flaws of others, or on empty exhortations to “man up,” this blog is intended to offer practical encouragement.
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I’m speaking primarily to young men here. \u00a0So many of your cohort have grown up without a father in the house or in your life, so you’ve had to take your cues about masculinity from the culture at large. \u00a0If you’re at all perceptive, you can see that our culture is deeply confused about the worth of men. \u00a0I want to spend some time sharing the lessons I’ve learned about what it means to be a man in the 21st century, as well as to start a discussion on related topics around this main issue. \u00a0I can’t be everyone’s dad or everyone’s mentor, but I hope what I post here will give you a plan and a push to seek wisdom and to be the best version of yourself possible.<\/p>\n

This is my personal blog, and I am writing and posting under my real name. \u00a0I’ve provided more information about myself on the About Me<\/a> page, so feel free to go there if you’re curious. \u00a0I’m aware that there are many bloggers writing about issues of concern to men, but what I haven’t seen in my admittedly limited research over the past several years, is an older man purposely writing to younger men on how to navigate the transition from adolescence to thriving manhood.<\/p>\n

Whether or not this fits with what some call the manosphere, I’ll leave for them — and you — to decide. \u00a0 Over time, I will share links to bloggers and posts that I have found interesting. \u00a0In the meantime, I add my voice to those who address young men, in hopes of reaching some. \u00a0If what you’ve read so far has resonated with you, this blog is for you.<\/p>\n

I believe in declaring my biases, so right out of the chute, I’m a Christian and a happily married (to my one and only wife) father of two sons. Despite all the ways both institutions are imperfect, I am pro-marriage and pro-church. \u00a0Even if we don’t agree on these subjects, I invite you to read and to comment. \u00a0I promise to hear you out and to engage you with candor and civility.<\/p>\n

Opposing views are welcome, but not all opinions — no matter how passionately held — are equally valid. \u00a0However, I have made mistakes and I guarantee I will make more, so I\u00a0welcome the opportunity to learn as well as to fix what I have broken. \u00a0In particular, I am interested in knowing how this blog can be more helpful and useful to you, so I welcome your comments and suggestions.<\/p>\n

So how\u00a0about you?<\/strong> \u00a0In what ways do you see or experience a crisis in contemporary masculinity? \u00a0 \u00a0I look forward to continuing the discussion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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