A Man's Place

I get to spend some time talking with Joshua Harris, the author of "I Kissed Dating Goodbye". Josh and I talk about his recent decision to pull his book from publication, apologizing, how to be in a posture of learning, and much more.

For this episode, we will be dialoging with Ryan Walton. Among many other things, he is a father, former pastor, deep thinker, and blogger at daringtodad.com. We’ll discuss many different topics, including Christianity, masculinity, and fatherhood.

For episode three, we will be spending some time talking with Jer Swigart about Patriarchy.

Patriarchy is a topic Jer has been confronting his whole life. This is something he is personally waging war against and striving to bring about a better way.

On this episode I want to focus on perception and how it relates to privilege. I want to use some of my own experiences as a stay-at-home father and my interactions with others to set the stage. We’ll then spend some time focusing on these perceptions and how to begin to break them down. I also want to spend a bit of time on why it matters, for us and others, to deny ourselves unjustified privilege.

I want to introduce you to part of my story. And through my story, I want to talk about the family roles we assume Christian men and women should fulfill. We'll talk about where I may have gotten these perceptions, why these ideas can hurt those we love most, and why this discussion matters. This is an intro to the topics we will dive further into.