As I speak at different venues across the country, one of the
recurring questions I get comes from women, young women in particular.
Their question usually goes something like this: “What is up with men?”
These aren’t angry women. Their question is more plaintive than
petulant. I’m not quite sure why they ask me. Maybe because they’ve read
Just Do Something and figure I’ll be a sympathetic ear. Or
maybe they think I can help. They often follow up their initial question
by exhorting me, “Please speak to the men in our generation and tell
them to be men.”
They’re talking about marriage. I have met scores of godly young
women nearby and far away who wonder “Where have all the marriageable
men gone?” More and more commentators–Christian or otherwise–are
noticing a trend in young men; namely, that they don’t seem to be
growing up. Recently, William Bennett’s CNN article “Why Men Are in Trouble”
has garnered widespread attention. The point of the post is summarized
in the final line: “It’s time for men to man up.” Sounds almost biblical
(1 Corinthians 16:13). Keep Reading >>>
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