“Remember high school or college, when you worked and played with the same people every day? That’s what many of us feel the lack of as we graduate into adulthood. Our friendships are in danger of becoming two dimensional when they should be a vital part of our lives. Like many men, I grew up trying to impress male role models who weren’t easily impressed or didn’t know how to affirm me in a healthy way. 

The boy inside of us can be afraid of the men on either side of us. Problems with self-esteem and trusting others may be rooted in childhood, but they can define our lives as grown men. Men naturally compare themselves to other men which means they are prone to triggering emotions like anger, fear or a sense of isolation in one another in very particular ways.”

Are you open to learning what it could look like to become a Christian man who can nurture your friendships?