Mark Hancock and Trent Talbot

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Dec 23, 2022
Celebrating hope often makes us feel hopeless?
However, I often wonder: In all our efforts to manufacture the “ideal” Christmas, do we too often leave out the Creator?
Dec 27, 2021
Teaching boys masculinity through the Christmas story
Tragically, a boy’s needs are being treated as if they are some social disease that can be starved out of existence.
Dec 1, 2021
Leaving a legacy: The power of history on the hearts of boys
In a world void of strong courageous heroes and sterilized of risk, boys are disappearing into fantasy. Superheroes replace real-life role-models and virtual video games become substitutes for real-life challenges.
Nov 25, 2020
Walking the ministry tightrope: religious freedom, child safety, and gender confusion
Pastors and ministry leaders: Raise your hand if college or seminary prepared you for protecting children from abuse, religious liberty battles or the culture war over gender and sexuality.
Aug 23, 2020
Parents: Is COVID an occasion to inspire the next ‘greatest generation?’
If you’re a parent of boys, you know that keeping them pent up inside the house for long periods is like trying to keep a kangaroo in a box.