Godmen Featured In Today's Tennessean
Faith: Reuniting God and man
Group aims to bring masculinity back into churches
By CHARLES BOOTH
Staff Writer
Here's an excerpt from the article:
"There's a sense, a realization that often church, it's not geared to male sensibilities," Stine said. "We see things different. We feel things different. We respond differently. Usually in a church environment, it gives a sense that it responds better to women's sensibilities than men's because it's softer. Church isn't rugged."
Group helps explore issues
While there's a place for the softer message, Stein said, some of the people in the pews aren't really identifying with it. He used the example of Jesus confronting the money changers in the temple. That story is often overlooked for more sensitive subjects, such as turning the other cheek, but some men might identify more with this masculine image of Jesus.
"We don't get taught the table-tipping guy. We've heard of him. And we've accepted the fact that he tipped over the money changer's tables and took a whip to people, but somehow we view that story as a metaphor as opposed to truth."
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Charles Booth is also seeking men's clubs:
Does your house of worship have a men's club or organization? We'd like to learn more about it. Contact Charles Booth at cbooth @tennessean.com or call 771-5432.
Group aims to bring masculinity back into churches
By CHARLES BOOTH
Staff Writer
Here's an excerpt from the article:
"There's a sense, a realization that often church, it's not geared to male sensibilities," Stine said. "We see things different. We feel things different. We respond differently. Usually in a church environment, it gives a sense that it responds better to women's sensibilities than men's because it's softer. Church isn't rugged."
Group helps explore issues
While there's a place for the softer message, Stein said, some of the people in the pews aren't really identifying with it. He used the example of Jesus confronting the money changers in the temple. That story is often overlooked for more sensitive subjects, such as turning the other cheek, but some men might identify more with this masculine image of Jesus.
"We don't get taught the table-tipping guy. We've heard of him. And we've accepted the fact that he tipped over the money changer's tables and took a whip to people, but somehow we view that story as a metaphor as opposed to truth."
visit The Tennessean for the entire article.
Charles Booth is also seeking men's clubs:
Does your house of worship have a men's club or organization? We'd like to learn more about it. Contact Charles Booth at cbooth @tennessean.com or call 771-5432.
Labels: BradStine, Godmen, Media, Tennessean
1 Comments:
At 10:47 AM , Anonymous said...
Some say a more correct chronology of the crucifixion event has the table tipping of the money changers coming right before the crucifixion.
That would be the same today as cutting the mastercard phone line at Church money kiosk, and under current laws would be called a terrorist act.
But what I'd like to know why is it that a man everyone respects, who wrote nothing down, preferring it seems to keep his life an oral tradition that would change with the times, seems to be worshipped through the eyes and sensibilities of people who followed him 60+ years later.
How can fixed text ever come to be thought as being synonymous to the living being? Especially when written from the point of view of their world and culture in AD 60.
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