Many discussions of masculinity force men into a false dichotomy: embrace machismo or reject masculinity altogether.
The tension between these two visions highlights the need for a different kind of man—one who embodies the genuine strengths often celebrated in Christian discussions of masculinity while avoiding destructive machismo.
Such a man is neither domineering nor passive, neither sentimental nor harsh, writes John Bishop.
Just as the devil seeks to cultivate a war between the sexes, so he seeks to cultivate a war between the generations. Yet stable, lasting things cannot be built without men and women and old and young working together. This is one of the Bible’s basic assumptions. You see it in the fifth commandment, the household codes, and the creation mandate itself.
Throughout Scripture, God deals with families and generations, not isolated individuals. Generational hostility is destructive because it cuts against the grain of how God made the world.
War is inflationary. Not because it sends oil prices higher, but because governments pay for war by creating inflation. Instead of raising taxes, they run larger deficits, which central banks then monetize. War also diverts resources away from the production of consumer goods.
[2] Don’t fall for this, don’t buy it. It’s all war propaganda. Ukraine and Europe will use and take advantage of such events to push their narrative which is carried and propagated by the media.
Remember, fear is the greatest manipulative leverage that you can apply at mass scale. This is what they want you to believe, Russia is attacking Romania, Russia is attacking a Nato member. So Romania needs to be ready for war and more support for Ukraine it’s needed.