tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9796652.post7559849266746616256..comments2023-05-18T10:38:09.032-05:00Comments on Faithful Men: From Boy to ManRogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851739091475167571noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9796652.post-65106459355980565572009-04-22T17:48:00.000-05:002009-04-22T17:48:00.000-05:00The fourth point was interesting "physical maturit...The fourth point was interesting "physical maturity sufficient to work and protect a family." While not exactly the same thing, but in the same vein, perhaps...I read a book a while ago about the Naval Academy and got pretty excited, I found myself the whole time replacing the main characters with myself and wondering if I could do it. I expressed this to my wife and she was repulsed and completely closed to the idea, not that I was even seriously considering it. My wife's friend told her that her husband had always had a desire to serve in the military and she was beginning to see that there was no way to quench it other than to actually serve for a time. John Eldredge talks a lot about this need in men and when I hear him talk about it, I think "My wife should listen to this, it's spot-on for some of my feelings" but I don't share it because I think she'd be simply put off by it....hmmm. So, not entirely on track with Mohler's post, but it came to my mind.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07808957620273710693noreply@blogger.com