What does LARPing have to do with Calvinism and masculinity?

There Be LARPers

Fatherlessness results in weak men who are hungry for approval from a strong man.Which is why you find "harems of beta-males" in orbit around some "alpha guru" who functions as their tribal chieftain.  These weak men are desperate for their chieftain's approval. Thus, these men are very vulnerable to the manipulations of an alpha-guru.

Fatherlessness results in weak men who are hungry for approval from a strong man. Which is why you find "harems of beta-males" in orbit around some "alpha guru" who functions as their tribal chieftain.   These weak men are desperate for their chieftain's approval.  Thus, these men are very vulnerable to the manipulations of an alpha-guru.

Episode 7 "The Manipulations of Alpha-Gurus"

“Man up” or “be a man” are phrases commonly employed by weak men and brash women to silence, shame, and manipulate a man into acting in an unmanly way.

Episode 6 "Beta Up!!!"

The reformer is neither a compromiser or a revolutionary.   The compromiser has a can of paint.The revolutionary has a can of gasoline.But the reformer has a toolbox.  Reformers are pragmatic but principled. They recognize that both personal and corporate change is incremental. It’s form of sanctification. They don’t create from nothing. They reform what exists

The reformer is neither a compromiser or a revolutionary.  The compromiser has a can of paint. The revolutionary has a can of gasoline. But the reformer has a toolbox.   Reformers are pragmatic but principled. They recognize that both personal and corporate change is incremental. It’s form of sanctification. They don’t create from nothing. They reform what exists

Episode 5 "Patriarchy in Real Life"

Most men's ministries are just women's ministries but with bacon.

Episode 4 "Gangs of Men"

Men must know how to keep a cool head when calm turns to chaos all around them.Men must know how to defuse or redirect their anger towards something constructive.Men must practice emotional restraint. If men are to be leaders, they must be temperate (1 Tim 3:2, Titus 2:2).

Men must know how to keep a cool head when calm turns to chaos all around them. Men must know how to defuse or redirect their anger towards something constructive. Men must practice emotional restraint. If men are to be leaders, they must be temperate (1 Tim 3:2, Titus 2:2).

Episode 3 "Boys Don't Cry"

Where's the masculine energy? It's in the arena, not the sanctuary.

Episode 2 "Masculine Religion"

You become a manYou become a husbandYou become a fatherAnd then you build a name, a household, a legacy.

You become a man You become a husband You become a father And then you build a name, a household, a legacy.

Episode 1 "A New Line"

Michael is down to earth, honest, and smart. I’ve personally learned a lot from listening to this podcast.

Recovering Biblical Masculinity

Foster is among an emerging group of Christian thinkers who is taking seriously pastoral and practical theology that deal seriously with the differences beteen men and women. His takes are refreshingly blunt and direct, but in the way that a good coach is blunt. Men don&#39;t want a coach to say &#34;Hey junior, you might want to keep your eye on the ball if you want to next time, but good job anyway!&#34; They need a coach who will look them in the eye and tell them, &#34;Grab the bat correctly, get your focus, get your stance, watch the ball and swing. There are people depending on you.&#34; 

If you&#39;re bothered by that kind of directness, you&#39;re going to be bothered by this show and you&#39;re probably going to be bothered by all kinds of other things in life. But if you can listen to difficult advice and you&#39;re willing to at least weigh it and wrestle with it, you can grow.

A refreshing take on being a Christian man

This is Foster

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