“My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck. When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.” – Proverbs 6:20-23 (NIV) Boys, even more than girls, are in serious trouble today. A chorus of social scientists is warning now of a crisis among males like nothing we have seen before. While many kids are coping adequately, a sizable minority is struggling with perplexing social pressures and forces that yesterday’s kids didn’t have to face. For some, just trying to survive emotionally can best be described as overwhelming. Many males are foundering today—and the vast majority of them are being negatively influenced by the culture. Boys, when compared to girls, are times more likely to have learning disabilities, more likely to be registered drug addicts, and more likely to be diagnosed as emotionally disturbed. They are at greater risk for schizophrenia, autism, sexual addiction, alcoholism, bed wetting, and all forms of antisocial and criminal behavior. They are more likely to murder someone, and their rate of death in car accidents is ...

“So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” – Genesis 1:27 (NIV) Most experts believe boys’ tendency to take risks, to be more assertive, to fight and compete, to argue, to boast, and to excel at certain skills, such as problem-solving, math, and science, is directly linked to the way the brain is hardwired and to the presence of testosterone. This may explain why boys have “ants in their pants” when they are in the classroom. The problem is that boys are often taught at such a tempo that it becomes difficult for them to adjust. Testosterone also accounts for boys’ early desire to be the strongest, bravest, toughest, rootin’-shootin kid on the range. It’s just the way God made them. Is masculinity good or bad? Right or wrong? Are boys biologically defective? Initially, it would appear that girls have all the right stuff. On average, they make fewer mistakes, take fewer risks, are better students, are more thoughtful of others, and are less impulsive than boys. Was testosterone one of God’s great mistakes? Would it be better if boys were more like girls and if ...