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In my last post in this series on the foundations for my God Buddy concept, I wrote about the 5 most common “wounds” men face based on Dr. Robert Lewis’ study, The Quest for Authentic Manhood. In that study, we also learned that many men hide behind one of several “masks” in order to cover their weaknesses and flaws. However, Dr. Lewis suggested these masks actually keep us from the deeper discussions that develop the true, authentic relationships we really need.  One book on this very topic is The Mask of Masculinity by Lewis Howes. I found his book very helpful to understand why men avoid being vulnerable with each other. As I wrote about in Traits of a God Buddy, vulnerability is one of the important characteristics. Like many fathers of my generation (I’m a Baby Boomer), Howes’ dad rarely talked about his feelings. He said he and his

In the previous post in this series about the foundations for my God Buddy concept, I wrote about gaining a better understanding of God’s design for manhood by attending a study called The Quest for Authentic Manhood. Another concept in the study was that there were 3 critical issues that men face: In my prior post about The Quest for Authentic Manhood, I explained Dr. Robert Lewis’ starting point of a concise vision statement about God’s design for me as a man: “An authentic man is one who… Rejects Passivity, Accepts his Responsibility, Leads Courageously, and Expects The Greater Reward of Heaven.” — Dr. Robert Lewis, The Quest for Authentic Manhood Prior to giving us this vision though, Dr. Lewis unpacked what he called the five significant “wounds” of a man’s past that keep us from living fully into our God-given potential. Here is a brief outline of each: 1. The

Another of the foundations for my God Buddy concept was understanding God’s design for masculinity, which came from a study I attended called The Quest for Authentic Manhood.  I was invited to attend The Quest by another guy in my neighborhood who also worshiped at my local church at the time. Rick participated in the first week of series at another church the previous week and was so excited that he even offered to pick me up! The thought of learning about manhood based on the model of Jesus Christ and the Word of God was very intriguing to me so — despite not looking forward to starting at 6:00 am each Wednesday morning during the winter, I joined Rick for what became an in-depth look up into the biblical model for manhood.   About Men’s Fraternity and The Quest Men’s Fraternity is the original curriculum authored by Dr. Robert Lewis,