“Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. Therefore I urge you to imitate me.” – from 1 Corinthians 4:6-16 (NIV)

"Men are Lost. Here's a map out of the wilderness"

"Boys Get Everything, Except the Thing That’s Most Worth Having"

"America's men are in crisis, and it's rooted in one big lie"

"The Trouble With Boys And Men"

It seems like headlines about men and boys being in trouble proliferate. These are just the articles I remember reading, from various sources across the ideological spectrum. Loneliness seems to be a general societal epidemic, but there is also evidence teenage boys and men are especially susceptible to loneliness. As one commentator noted, recent surveys show a quarter of men report having no close friends, and in general, boys spend two hours less per day socializing than girls their age.

How do we respond to this development?

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