Dear Dawson, We now come to what used to be quaintly called “the facts of life.” But instead of dealing with what we used to have, which was embarrassed fathers talking over sexual matters with embarrassed sons, we are now living on the tail end of a generation or more of what we have called …
The Golden Rule, With Adjustments
Dear Dawson, If you are any kind of a Christian at all, you know about the Golden Rule. All kinds of people know about the Golden Rule, in fact, including many unbelievers. What many people do not ...
The Zone of Vulnerability
Dear Dawson, The next thing I would like to cover with you has to do with the broader issue of authority, hierarchy and submission, and how these Christian concepts are in a death match with every form of egalitarianism. There are two things we have to understand about how authority works in all of this. …
The Value of Gender Stereotypes
Dear Dawson, By this point you have probably noticed that I have been engaging in what is now called “gender stereotyping.” Perhaps you were brought up by such polite parents that you were able ...
Lack of Communication is Key
Dear Dawson, I am glad you have met a girl, at church no less, and it is good to hear that you have decided to ask her out. I have no doubt that I will have to explain this one a bit more, but if you ask her out, and if she says yes, always …
Responsibility, Guilt, and the Ground of True Authority
Introduction: https://www.amazon.com/Reforming-Marriage-Douglas-Wilson/dp/1885767455 So this is the second time in the space of a few weeks that I will be responding to some comments by Aaron ...
The Natural Use of the Woman
Dear Dawson, Up to this point, I have perhaps said a number of unusual things, and in our day controversial things, but we are still just assembling pieces on the workbench. We are now approaching the point where we will begin the assembly. I am talking about constructing a biblical view of how a man …
A Matter of Rank
Dear Dawson, We are getting close to the current center of all the turmoil between the sexes. Now I use that word current advisedly. There has always been turmoil between the sexes, and the nature ...
Rotify & Your Kid’s Immortal Soul
Introduction: One of the things I have noticed about Christian parents is that they can be on hyper-alert about keeping certain forms of corruption out of their homes, but clueless or carefree about ...
On Getting Your Grove Back
Introduction: I said that I was going to follow up on the Grove City story, and so here I am, following up on it. Some people talk about keeping their word; others just go ahead and keep their word. ...