An Idiot or a Hero?

I’m not sure if you’ve heard the story of the UCLA student who decided to buy a one-way ticket to Libya two weeks ago to join the rebels there. If you haven’t, you can read more here, here, or here. Right now, there are conflicting reports that he may have been sent packing, or may […]

You Won’t Do It. The Challenge of Initiation.

This blog is the conclusion of my series on initiation. You can start the series here: Boys Need An Initiation. I hope you’ve enjoyed this series and been challenged by it. I have. With a 3-year old son, I realize that the lessons I am teaching him now set the foundation for his development in […]

You Are Going To Die. Initiation, part 5.

I’ve been talking about initiation over the past couple of weeks. (To catch up, start here: Boys Need an Initation) The final element necessary for a rite of initiation: a “death” to the boy, and an emergence of the man. There needs to be revelation of the reality of life, through a recognition of our […]

A father talking with his son before school

You Are Not In Control. Initiation, part 4.

I hope you’re enjoying this series on initiation. If you have, leave a comment. If you’ve missed some blogs, you can check them out here: Part 1: Life Is Hard Part 2: You Are Not That Important Part 3: Your Life Is Not About You Our entire lives are spent subordinate to someone: it could […]

Your Life Is Not About You. Initiation, part 3

This is part 3 in my series on initiation. If you are joining us late, please see part 1 and part 2 first… The next step in initiation, after putting boys through an experience that shows them Life is Hard and They are not that Important, is to open their eyes to the world around […]

You Are Not That Important. Initation, Part 2.

This blog is part of my continuing series on initiation. Please check out part one, which gives an introduction and talks about how we have to show boys that Life Is Hard “All I know is that there IS a God, and I’m not him.” – Author Unknown God Doesn’t Owe You Anything I […]

Boys Need An Initiation: It Should Leave A Mark.

There’s something missing in many “guys” these days. An initiation. It’s a byproduct of a lot things: the failure or absence of fathers, and the false initiation of video games and high-school cliques to name a few. College doesn’t initiate, sports teams and fraternaties are a shadow of it, some gap years and mission trips […]

Eleanor Roosevelt and I…

Wha?!? I don’t usually go around spouting Eleanor Roosevelt quotes, but this one is a good one: ‘Do one thing every day that scares you” Today we sold some things at the flea market in nearby Fuengirola. For us to reserve a place in the large market, I had to drop off the van yesterday […]

Sights, Sounds, and Smells of Morocco

I took a team of the interns to Morocco last week after they completed their first term at the G42 Leadership Academy. Our primary mission was to make contact with some new “friends” that are living and working inside Morocco to bring peace, hope, and love to this nation caught between Islam and the West. […]