A few years ago I saw a number of marriages and relationships of people very close to me end in divorce. This bothered me a lot and I felt the need to take some kind of action. First and foremost, I talked to my close married friends and checked in with them to make sure their marriages were okay. But I felt I needed to do more. I felt I had something to say. A friend of mine suggested that I write a book. At first I resisted. I thought that any book I could write would be lost in the noise of all the other relationship books and self-help books. But as I became increasingly frustrated with having something to say and not having anyone to say it to, I began to write.
Now I am committed to actually finishing what I started rather than a half hearted attempt at using this writing as nothing more than personal therapy. The book is about what a real man looks like in the context of Christianity, marriage, and fatherhood. It pulls no punches. It confronts issues of being a husband and father head on. No topic is taboo or spared. It holds men accountable for their responsibilities and calls out women to respect men who make a committed effort to live up to those responsibilities. This book is rooted in the Bible and the example of Jesus Christ.
A book is a static work. However, this blog is intended to be a dynamic environment where married people (men in particular) can come and dialog, vent, and otherwise communicate themselves in order to have a voice. No doubt it will be a big tool in writing my book. Yet, I hope that it is more than that.
Thanks for tuning in.
2 comments:
Hey B! I was able to finally link up. I like where you're going, but like I said in my email to you. I think it is important to include single men in this. The reason is even though it's been 7 seven years for me and Seth, we still have single friends in our lives who struggle with the demands of the church and society and identity in marriage. I am often shocked at the ideas that they have about marriage ( being men) - what they think is biblical or healthy is sometimes so destructive and wrong. I also remember Seth and his anxiety about being in his second marriage after the first one blew up.Not fun. Anyway sorry for the long comment. JP
JP - Maybe you can point those guys to this blog. Maybe the collective dialog here can give them a picture of something more constructive and healthy.
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