In Part 2 of our Parenting Pathway Podcast: Raising Boys to be Christian Men, Family Ministry Pastor Dave Carl continues his conversation with Associate Pastors Nathan Kocurek and David Ake about raising boys to be men in a culture where boys are seldom taught about manhood. Using John Eldredge’s book The Way of the Wild Heart, A Map for the Masculine Journey as their guide, these men share their own stories of absent fathers and missed life lessons.
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A step further on the journey of raising their own children, these men discuss the complex issues of raising a son who is “beloved” and share its meaning. Jumping off Eldredge’s guide, they look at how a dad can be present in his son’s life and point him to a heavenly Father. It’s important for fathers to spend time engaged with their sons, whether it is spending time alone in the woods around a campfire (hard to do in the Dallas Metroplex) or staring down a plate of barbecue. There are two very critical messages sons need to learn from their fathers:
“You are loved more than you can possibly imagine, and you are not the center of the universe.”
The Way of the Wild Heart, page 71
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