Men

I am in a guys group that meets weekly. The topic that we have been discussing over the past couple of months is the topic of masculinity. I have come to find that this topic viz., the topic of gender is crucial to how we understand ourselves, our culture, and our individual roles/function. In our culture we have largely lost what it means to be distinctively male and female. The lines have been so blurred, that it would seem that they can be synonymous; the old adage, anything you can do I can do better. Due to this lack of distinguishing, who we are and how we ought to live out our gender, we find ourselves in a plight.

I counsel many men who have been or are abusive. I counsel many men who are incredibly passive. I counsel many men who are addicted. I counsel many men who are scarred. And I see a generation of men who are largely lost in a big world, grasping for direction and security in the face of their own insecurity. I interact with so many men who say, "I have no idea who I am."

I have compassion on this generation of men who seem to be bearingless, without proper functioning fathers to forge a path, I was one of them. However, we do not only need compassion, we need a good kick in the tail.

I came across this video. No matter what you may think of it or his delivery; I feel it is a strong prophetic voice speaking into what I see is a desolate landscape of American masculinity.