Evening Studies Beginning Sunday, April 12

“It’s Good to Be a Man: A Handbook in Godly Masculinity” by Michael Foster & Dominic Tennant ROOM 131

 Instead of teaching men how to hone their aggressive traits,     modern society tells us to “smash the patriarchy.” Modern churches offer the meek servant-leader as the only model for manliness. In most contexts today, men who display signs of independence are simply shown the door. God made men to be strong and to be risk-takers. This is a feature, not a bug. It's Good to Be A Man is a handbook for men showing where you are and how to find out where you should be going. 

“Eve in Exile: And the Restoration of Femininity” by Rebekah Merkle   ROOM 135B

 The truth is, feminists don't know what liberation is. They have led us into a very boring dead end. This study sets aside all stereotypes of mid-century housewives, of China-doll femininity, of Victorians fainting, of women not allowed to think for themselves or talk to the men about anything interesting or important. Once those fictionalized stereotypes are out of the way, Christians can focus on real women. What did God make real women for?