Joe Carter of The Evangelical Outpost offers some wisdom for the day:
First, my bona fides.I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m a former Gunnery Sergeant in the Marine Corps. I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve spent fifteen years in the Corps and fifteen seconds (cumulatively) riding bulls. I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve spent my summers in 100 degree weather baling hay, shoeing horses, castrating hogs, and running laps for sadistic football coaches. I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve fixed pump jacks in Texas oil fields and made auto parts in a Missouri factory. I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve changed engines on F-18s, tires on Humvees, and a carburetor on a ’76 Gremlin.
I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve hunted snipe and fished for shark. I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve eaten rattlesnake, alligator, and the pork pattie from an MRE. I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve lived through tornados, typhoons, and a divorce.
I own a .40 caliber Glock. My hero is John Wayne.
In other words, there is some evidence that I am?¢‚Ǩ‚Äùor at least once was?¢‚Ǩ‚Äùa fairly ?¢‚Ǩ?ìmanly man.?¢‚Ǩ¬ù I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m also a devout Bible-believing Christian. But for the life of me, I can?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t discern how the two are connected, much less why one is necessary for the other. Yet that is the impression I often get when I read about the ?¢‚Ǩ?ìfeminization of the church?¢‚Ǩ¬ù and the move to provide young Christian men with ?¢‚Ǩ?ìmasculine?¢‚Ǩ¬ù role models.
Go read it all.
