Today, Nancy DeMasse, Waugamuth admits something.

Well, the subject we're talking about today is one that I will confess I had not given a lot of thought to before this series,

and in fact I was tempted to bring in a guest teacher today and when I

tell you what the topic is you'll know why. You're listening to the Reviver

Hearts podcast with Nancy Damas Walgamus, author of Inc comparable.

For February 29, 2024, I'm Danagresh. In the season leading up to Resurrection Sunday we're focusing on Christ. This teaching series formed the basis for Nancy's

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Now what topic tempted Nancy to call in a guest speaker?

We come to a chapter in that book entitled The Manliness of Christ.

I always knew it was challenging to be a true woman, but as I studied this I realized

it is no less challenging to be a true man and Jesus of course is the

true man. Unfortunately our concept in our culture of what it means to be a man, to be manly, has been really confused.

It's been really distorted.

I mean, what is a true man?

Is it detached, macho, gun-slinging John Wayne. Never apologize, Mr.

Is it Rambo, the ultimate warrior but a loner?

Is that what it means to be a true man is that somebody who's overbearing

and arrogant controlling isn't a man who's wild at heart or is it a man you know a

Tom Hanks tender, sensitive, caring, what is a true man?

Richard Phillips has written a book called The Masculine Mandate, and he says in that book that modern masculinity has been all about men behaving

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