Jim Daly

It’s partially stereotype, but mostly true: Most men don’t communicate very well.

Generally speaking, men struggle to discuss things such as a pornography, addictions, financial trouble, anger, or depression.

There are three main reasons for this:

As common as poor communication may be among men, a stubborn unwillingness to improve is not without consequence. It can damage a man’s relationship with God, with his spouse, with his children, and with his friends and coworkers.

King David had a habit of not speaking up in his own household.

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The call to forgive others lies at the heart of the Christian message.

But that doesn’t make forgiveness easy.

The human heart is wired for justice. When somebody sins against us, the hurt we feel is a cry for wrongs to be made right again. And when they can’t be, we often want the other person to suffer in some way that helps us feel like the debt has been satisfied.

Much of our struggle comes from not knowing what forgiveness is and what it isn’t – or from naively believing that we can forgive the unforgiveable if we grit our teeth and try hard enough.  We confuse “forgiving” with “excusing.” Our rationalizations leave us stuck in bitterness or holding grudges.

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Once upon a time, our culture respected fathers and held them in high regard. And rightly so. Dads were role models. They invested in their boys, teaching them how to use hammers and saws, so they could help patch fences and build new barns. They taught their boys how to become men and were living examples for their daughters of how a real man should behave.

Once upon a time, children spent so much time with their dads that life’s values were naturally transferred from one generation to the next.

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