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The Genius of The Big Lebowski
In the interests of full disclosure, I was ordained as a priest in The Church of the Latter-Day Dude in 2007, so I admit to a certain bias towards Dudeist theology, or life-ology, as it were. (I’m not sure any particular “theo” is involved with Dudeism.) Anyhoo… The Big...
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 physical. I sat down this...
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 trouble getting to sleep. I've had...
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
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.