Future Men - Douglas Wilson

Intro:

Raising boys requires faith, but it is not faith in the boys but it is faith in God.

Chapter one:

Five aspects of masculinity.

Men are created to exercise dominion over the earth; they are fitted to be husbandman, tilling the earth; they are equipped to be saviours, delivering from evil; they are expected to grow up into wisdom, becoming sages; and they are designed to reflect the image and glory of God... Let's call them: lords, husbandmen, saviours, sages and glory-bearers.

On the glory of woman being man and on comparisons and the cry of inequality. G. K. Chesterton wrote a short poem called 'Comparisons':

If I set the sun beside the moon,
And if I set the land beside the sea,
And if I set the town beside the country,
And if I set the man beside the woman,
I suppose some fool would talk about one being better.

To end the chapter he sums it up brilliantly:

We should want our boys to be aggressive and adventurous. They are learning to be lords of the earth. We should want them to be patient and hard-working. They are learning to husbandry. WE should want them to hate evil and to have a deep desire to fight it. They are learning what a weapon feels like in their hands. We should want boys to be eager to learn from the wise. They are learning to become wise themselves. We should want them to stand before God, n the worship of God, with head uncovered. They are the image of glory of God.