In this week's conversation between Dr. James Emery White and co-host Alexis Drye, they discuss how traditional roles in parenthood are being rethought and are shifting. This has left many men with confusion about what a modern father should look like. In a day when dads are often portrayed negatively in the media, presented as clueless, incompetent slobs, an animated series called “Bluey” has surprisingly jumped onto the scene to help inspire modern dads.
A Washington Post article written by Christine Emba and titled, “Men are lost. Here's a map out of the wilderness,” highlights how men have seemed to lose sight of what it means to be a man. A large contributing factor is that many men did not have good fathers to look up to. Dr. White has done several message series at Mecklenburg Community Church on the role of fathers, of men, and the dynamics of family. If you're interested, we suggest you look at “Father Figure,” “The Sins of the Fathers,” and “Man Up.”
There are several articles that Dr. White mentioned in today's episode. A 2023 Brookings Institution study that would be helpful to explore is titled, “Boys and men,” and you can find that study HERE. We'd also suggest you read an article from The Atlantic titled, “Dad Culture Has Nothing to Do With Parenting.” You can read the “For Mamma” article from Demaryius Thomas in The Players' Tribune HERE. And finally, you can find the HuffPost article “Michael Lohan: I'm Happy With Lindsay's Playboy Photos” HERE.
We've had other podcasts that we'd encourage you to go back and listen to related to the roles of men and women in our culture and within the life of the church. These include: CCP78: On Trad Wives, CCP72: On Toxic Masculinity, CCP60: On Gentle Parenting, and CCP7: On Women in Ministry.
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