TDYWYH #14 • Helping a Boy Become a Man

We have rituals for death, we have rituals for birth. We even have rituals for birthdays. But one of the things that we don’t have is a ritual for probably the single biggest change outside of birth, marriage, and death that any human being can go through. And that’s the transition from childhood to adulthood.

TDYWYH #13 • The Difference Between Boys And Men

{transcript} Today I’m gonna talk about the difference between boys and men. That is in preparation for discussing initiation rites to help boys make the transition from boyhood into manhood. The first, most obvious difference between a boy and a man is...

TDYWYH #16 • Raise Boys With a Heroic Vision

{transcript} Today we’re going to talk about a heroic vision for our boys. One of my normal bedtime routines is to read something – generally light fiction – because it helps me to unwind on those nights when I don’t sleep well or when I have...

Books that Changed Me

These books made me who I am. In some cases it was the ideas. In others it was the sheer luminosity of the writing. Sometimes it was both. Either way, I recommend any and all of these.

A Story About the Power of Beauty

A Story About the Power of Beauty

This is probably the weirdest letter I’ve ever written. It’s a professional letter to my personal friends. I’ll tell you right up front, I’m going to ask you to make a donation in the name of Beauty. So, you can stop reading now if you don’t want to know more.
If you’re still reading, let me tell you a story about the power of Beauty.