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This transcript is provided for your personal use and general information purposes only. References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for the use or interpretation of this content.<\/p>\n<p>Redefining Masculinity for the Modern Man<\/p>\n<p>Guest:Brant Hansen<\/p>\n<p>From the series:The Young Men We Need (Day 2 of 3)<\/p>\n<p>Air date:March 4, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Brant:We know this: the culture will tell you, \u201cHey, as long as you're not hurting anybody else, what's it matter? Just do what you want as long as you're happy.\u201d If you want to sit and play video games 18 hours a day: \u201cHey, if you're not hurting anybody.\u201d If you're not given a bigger vision for who to be, it's very difficult to say, \u201cNo,\u201d to that stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Welcome to FamilyLife Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most. I'm Ann Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:And I'm Dave Wilson. And you can find us at FamilyLifeToday.com. This is FamilyLife Today!<\/p>\n<p>Dave: Alright, so we got Brant Hansen back in the studio: it's always a good day.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:It's a great day when Brant\u2019s with us.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:And Carolyn's sitting out\u2014listening to the whole thing\u2014she's waving at us.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Carolyn is the best wife. Isn't she the best?<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Yep. We got married when I was 20; she was 21. People were like: \u201cIt'll never work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave:How many years now?<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Thirty-four.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u201cSo there!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brant:The jury's still out, but it's been 34 really great years.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:I can tell she really likes you.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Well, good.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Anyway, we're talking about manhood stuff. You've written The Men We Need. Guys and women, if you've never gotten that book, get it. And then, a follow-up: (Young) Men We Need. We talked about this yesterday, but why did you even want to write a second one for younger men?<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Because young guys are not given a vision for masculinity; they're just not. In churches, too, it's just more generic terms: \u201cWe need you to be men,\u201d \u201cBe a man.\u201d \u201cOkay, but what are you talking about?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And for guys who aren't necessarily into hunting, fishing\u2014that sort of stuff\u2014which that stuff's great!<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Yeah, nothing wrong with it.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Or they're not into outdoorsy stuff: they're not climbing mountains; they're not running with the bulls in Pamplona. I read these books on masculine stuff [written] previously; and a lot of it is a lot of that stuff, but it's got a Christian dressing on it, which is fine; but what about guys who are more artsy? What about guys who are more\u2014they're IT professionals; they're professors\u2014they're, like most guys, are not in all that stuff.<\/p>\n<p>So there's got to be something deeper about masculinity that runs deeper than all that\u2014that is great and wonderful\u2014and we should celebrate it; and then, give guys a vision for it. So that's what both books do. But young guys, in particular, man, I want to influence them; because they respond to this. They hear this vision on masculinity; they're like, \u201cOh, that's it! Yeah!\u201d Again, it's across all their different hobbies, and abilities, and interests\u2014it's deeper than all of that\u2014so everybody can relate to it.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Brant, did you and Carolyn see The Forge, the movie?<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Yeah, I saw it. She hasn\u2019t; I've seen it.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:It reminds me of this: of a young man who doesn't have a vision for who he's called to be.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Yeah, without purpose\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Yes.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u2014how do you say, \u201cNo,\u201d to all the foolishness if you're not given a vision? You're just going through life, and you feel meaningless. A lot of guys do feel meaningless, like, \u201cWell, yeah, that's because we\u2019re doing meaningless stuff. I mean, we're doing video games and stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It's not a guilt trip; none of this is a guilt trip. It's just like: once you hear\u2014\u201cI'm supposed to be a keeper of the garden; I'm supposed to protect people; I'm supposed to provide for people; I'm supposed to defend the vulnerable\u2014at every turn with whatever I have. That's my job: is to bring security to people, not insecurity with my words,\u201d\u2014that's a huge part of this\u2014with words, you can build or destroy with your words.<\/p>\n<p>Once a guy understands that he's supposed to build and cultivate other people's lives, and allow them to bloom\u2014wherever he can\u2014well, now, you got it; now, that's not meaningless at all. You can see: \u201cI actually do have a purpose.\u201d And for most guys, once you hear this, most guys are like, \u201cWait a second; that sounds right\u201d; because you are built for that; it just resonates.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:You wake up, on mission; because you have a vision for who you're supposed to be and what you're supposed to do.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:And you can reject the ideas about masculinity based on this. For instance, I use the example of Andrew Tate\u2014again, who's this influencer, huge influencer\u2014I would say a horrible example. He's got all these children by all these different women he talks about. He's good-looking, and rich, and got all these cars, and all that.<\/p>\n<p>Now, you can look at that\u2014understanding who we're supposed to be\u2014and instead of being a young Christian guy, who's thinking, \u201cYeah, that guy's masculine\u201d; you can go, \u201cWait a second; that guy's one of the most unmasculine people on the planet. He's using women, and he's not taking responsibility for his vulnerable children. He's not a keeper of the garden\u2014he's an enemy in the garden\u2014he's a threat! These women don't get to feel more protected by him; they feel vulnerable\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u2014\"used.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u2014\u201cused.\u201d So now, you can reject these tropes about masculinity: \u201cYeah, that guy is jacked. Yeah, he's got a big truck. Yeah, he's ex-whatever\u2014he's Navy SEAL, whatever\u2014but he is sarcastic with his wife, and puts her down, and makes her feel insecure. That's not masculine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But until you're given the vision for that\u2014until somebody tells you\u2014you're not going to pick up on it. The culture, at large, is not going to do that for you anymore. It's just not going to happen.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Yeah; it's interesting, as you talk about young men, you met Bobby\u2014Bobby Markham\u2014he took pictures of us.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u2014on our staff.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:He works here. He has been leading his son through (Young) Men We Need. We asked him to tell us how this has gone. So here's what he had to say.<\/p>\n<p>[Bobby Markham Testimonial on (Young) Men We Need]<\/p>\n<p>Bobby:My wife and I were seeing the need to speak into my son's life and calling him to a higher standard. I came across Brant's book, (Young) Men We Need, and decided that I would take my son, Benjamin, earlier this year on a weekend retreat to a resort, where we could get away and read through Brant's book together: and go through all the discussion questions and have meaningful conversations. I coupled that with having five men, who were influential in his life, to record videos, that would speak also into the topics of Brant's book, that I would surprise him with in each session.<\/p>\n<p>It really had an impact\u2014not only for him and me in our time together, father-to-son, and opening some great conversation and doors of the heart\u2014but coming home, we just began to notice an impact it was having on his reaction and interaction with his older sisters and his younger brothers, a sense of responsibility in our home. I saw a difference in his maturity through that time; and it really, really blessed our home. Now, things aren't perfect, but I really do credit that weekend of just being intentional to spend that time with him and use that resource.<\/p>\n<p>[Studio]<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Isn't that cool?<\/p>\n<p>Brant:It is; it is cool. It makes me really happy for Bobby and his son; it makes me happy.<\/p>\n<p>I honestly got a little bit sad though, thinking about all the guys who never get told this, and it would be so life-giving to them and so life-giving to their future wives. That's what hurts; because the culture will tell you\u2014we know this\u2014the culture will tell you: \u201cHey, as long as you're not hurting anybody else, what's it matter? Just do what you want as long as you're happy.\u201d If you want to sit and play video games 18 hours a day: \u201cHey, if you're not hurting anybody\u201d; but you are hurting somebody. You're hurting yourself, number one: you're going to feel this meaninglessness. A lot of young guys do\u2014you see it\u2014they're surly, withdrawn. Part of that's just being a young guy sometimes, but it's exacerbated by not having any purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Even the porn thing\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Absolutely!<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u2014is destroying future marriages and relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:If you're not given a bigger vision for who to be, it's very difficult to say, \u201cNo,\u201d to that stuff. Again, you can't just give up something unless you love something else more. What I'm trying to say, too, to young guys is: \u201cIt's not just about not hurting other people. You're actively given talents and abilities to do this keeper-of-the-garden thing, where you protect and you cultivate other people; you protect the innocent. This is something you're made for\u2014and once you start doing it\u2014you come alive, and it squeezes a lot of this other stuff out of your life; because you have a purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it hurts though\u2014think about this\u2014most young men, I would say, feel very purposeless. If you ask them what their purpose was\u2014well, you can see it with suicide rates; men to women, it's like 4-1, something like that\u2014and young guys, it hurts. I do feel like: if we could articulate it, as the people of God, we could say, \u201cHey, this is what is supposed to be this keeper-of-the-garden thing. Here's what you're made for.\u201d Like, for me, I'm not all of that stuff\u2014all the tropes about masculinity\u2014we joke about it, but it's true. I can't see straight; I have neurological problems. I got invited to ax-throwing night at a church nearby; I was like, \u201cI don't think you want me there.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:\u201cGet the human beings far away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brant: \u201cEveryone needs to sign waivers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brant:I can't do all that stuff: I can't climb mountains; I don't have a good sense of balance. \u201cBut okay, so what I'm good at is words; I like to write.\u201d You know what? I get to use my words in my particular thing: I use it to work with CURE, this Christian hospital network that helps kids with correctable disabilities. I get to spread the word about it and motivate people to be part of that so we can heal even more kids. I get to defend these children and these moms who are penniless and rejected\u2014because they have a disability\u2014and I get to help heal them through whatever I can do. I'm just using my nerdiness,\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u2014your nerdiness.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u2014really, honestly\u2014so isn't that wonderful though?<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Yes!<\/p>\n<p>Brant:So every guy, who's listening, or every guy you know\u2014once they get a vision for: \u201cThis is what I'm supposed to do,\u201d with whatever you have\u2014well, now, that's wonderful. You might be good at fixing cars; you might be good at all sorts of different stuff, but it's like, now, you realize: \u201cThis is my role to make people feel more secure, not less, the innocent people around me.\u201d And a lot of that is with the words that you're building people up with or tearing them down; that's a huge part of it. But all of us can do this.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Hey guys, we just wanted to take a quick minute to jump in, and say, \u201cWhatever you're going through today, I think this is important to remember: \u2018You aren't alone.\u2019\u201d Did you know that Dave and I have a team at FamilyLife Today ready to pray for you? It's this incredible honor and a privilege to lift your name up to God. So if you need prayer, please don't hesitate to reach out to us; I really mean that.<\/p>\n<p>Head on over to FamilyLife.com\/PrayForMe\u2014again, that's FamilyLife.com\/PrayForMe\u2014and tell us how we can pray. And again, we are not kidding. Dave and I have a prayer team specifically dedicated to praying for our listeners. I pray for some of these while I'm on my walks with God\u2014I just pray\u2014I will pray for you. And Dave, you always fast on Fridays; and that's when you pray.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Yeah, I take the whole day, and instead of eating food, I'm praying. I'm praying for my family, but I'm also praying for you and your family. Isn't that a great thing to know that someone's praying for you?<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Yes!<\/p>\n<p>Dave:And if it's not, Ann and I praying for you, someone from our small prayer team will pray for you by name. We love to do it, so go to FamilyLife.com\/PrayForMe and submit your requests. Do it right now; we would love to pray for you today.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:It's funny, Brant, when our kids were little, I remember tucking them in bed at night. Once in a while, I'd say, \u201cI can't wait for you to discover all the things God has put in you.\u201d I remember them saying, \u201cWhat do you mean? Is it a present?\u201d I'm like, \u201cIt is kind of a present. When you understand He's put different passions, and gifts, and ideas in you\u2014and you start discovering them\u2014of how He wants to use them in the world, those gifts become a gift to other people.\u201d [I wanted] for them to think, \u201cI can't wait to discover what that is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But because I think we're living in a culture, where we're so distracted\u2014we constantly have things on our minds; we're constantly scrolling; we're constantly in front of screens\u2014we're not even looking inward to see: \u201cGod, who am I?\u201d and \u201cHow have you created me?\u201d What is my identity?\u201d \u201cWhat are my gifts?\u201d \u201c How do You want to use me in this world to impact it for Your kingdom?\u201d\u2014to bring better, not worse.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u2014even within the family. We talked about this: you could tell a ten-year-old, or a twelve-year-old boy, right now today: \u201cHey, your job is to protect your little brother,\u201d or \u201c\u2026your little sister,\u201d or \u201c\u2026your mom. This is your role in our family. You have a role right now, just so you know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Not\u2014\u201c\u2026when you grow up,\u201d\u2014now!<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u201cAnd so when you're using your words to cut down your mom, or cut down your sister, you're betraying your role as a defender.\u201d They understand that there's no reason not to tell them this.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:So instead of saying, \u201cStop that!\u201d you would say\u2014what?<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u201cI'm disappointed because your role is to build us up. You're supposed to be the keeper of the garden; and instead, you're cutting us down. I'm just disappointed.\u201d You're coming to that from a larger view.<\/p>\n<p>And when you say stuff like you did, which is just music to a boy's ears. You can shape guys\u2014you can shape [them]\u2014when they do something that's positive, too. When you actually see them do it, you make a big deal out of it.<\/p>\n<p>I hate that we're so manipulatable\u2014but I was laughing about this\u2014we live in south Florida. Again, I'm not handy; I don't fix stuff very much. We were getting hit by one hurricane after another one year. We were in the eye, I think, of three hurricanes. I had to put up the shutters\u2014these metal shutters\u2014you have to assemble them and slide them over. They're heavy, and they're just tough. We live in a three-story townhouse; I'm going up and down. Carolyn said, \u201cYou know, it\u2019s really attractive when you put up the shutters.\u201d And she meant it! There's something about watching me put these shutters up.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u2014protecting her.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Yeah. I just mentioned that\u2014I thought, \u201cThat's funny,\u201d\u2014and I mentioned it on the radio the next day at a radio show in south Florida. Everybody's doing the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u2014again, using your words.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Yeah, yeah; right. I mentioned on the air; I said, \u201cIt's something really odd. I was putting up the shutters yesterday. My wife said it was really attractive.\u201d The phones went bananas\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Yes!<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u2014with nothing but women: \u201cMy husband is so hot when he puts up the shutters.\u201d Isn't that something?<\/p>\n<p>Ann:I'm not surprised in the least.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Okay; but guys don't know this.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:They do not know this.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:But hearing her say that to me\u2014again, I remembered that\u2014\u201cIf you catch a guy doing this keeper-of-the-garden thing,\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Dave:\u2014celebrate it.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u2014\u201c\u2019I feel more secure because you just did that; I feel safer. 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And in fact, guys resonate with it when they see other guys doing this\u2014the respect.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:I even wonder, in my own life\u2014I didn't have a dad, left when I was seven; he drank; he womanized; divorced; he was all about money\/obsessed with money\u2014I became the son of a single mom, and my brother died. All of that takes place in the span of a year. But I've never even connected the dots. One of the reasons I think I'm supposed to protect Ann\u2014and I knew it even before I was a follower of Christ\u2014that that was something God wanted me to be: is I had to protect my mom.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Yes.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:As a middle school and a high school boy, I was like, \u201cShe has no man in her life. I, literally, am the man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ann:I think your mom told you that.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Yeah, she said that all the time. At first, I resented it; I'm like, \u201cI don't want to be the man. 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They're coming in; they're talking\/razzing each other, goofing off with the kids saying, \u201cHey, what's up?\u201d\u2014getting to know everybody's names. No more violence at that school, because the dads are there. There's something deeply wonderful about that.<\/p>\n<p>As a man, I'm watching this video, going, \u201cThose guys are really cool.\u201d None of them are on the cover of Men's Health. I don't know what their resumes are, how much money they make, or whatever. But see, that's such obvious masculinity at its best. Everybody resonates with it\u2014even secular people who deny that there's such a thing as specific masculinity\u2014they're the ones putting together the news item about it, going, \u201cLook at this.\u201d We know it's right.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:And I think what we feel, as women\u2014we talked about this earlier, but women, we have a big load\u2014I'm thinking of these big backpacks that we carry of responsibilities, things that weigh us down. I don't know what men are like; but we, as women, carry that constantly. When our husband or men aren't stepping into positions they're called to\u2014we can cover that\u2014but it's like putting another 50 pounds on our back. It just feels like, \u201cMan, there's just so much; I'm exhausted.\u201d And when Dave steps in, and he takes that backpack off\u2014I can do it\u2014but man, when he's there with me, it feels so much better.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:And we're called to do it.<\/p>\n<p>But here's my question, Brant. The first time I think I ever heard a clear vision for manhood\u2014I was 22 years old\u2014which is way too late. We were at the FamilyLife Weekend to Remember\u2014it's a marriage weekend getaway that we still do\u2014we, now, speak for it. We were engaged; we were going to get married in two weeks. 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Because, a lot of times, it does just become this burden for guys; or another guilt trip\u2014or another finger-wagging thing, like: \u201cYou ought to\u2026\u201d \u201cYou should\u2026\u201d \u201cYou're not doing\u2026\u201d \u201cYou guys\u2026\u201d\u2014you need something better than that: a vision that you can actually do and something that's profound\u2014so that's the goal with that.<\/p>\n<p>I know for some guys\u2014especially, if you didn't get a good role model\u2014I grew up single mom, too, and dysfunctional stuff. So having somebody come alongside, and say: \u201cThis is what this looks like,\u201d and \u201cYou can do this. 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Or give us a call, 800-358-6329. That's 800-F as in Family, L as in Life, and the word, TODAY. And we would seriously love for you to donate to FamilyLife, but we'd also love to send you this book.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:And we will send you his book, (Young) Men We Need.<\/p>\n<p>FamilyLife Today is a donor-supported production of FamilyLife\u00ae, a Cru\u00ae Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Helping you pursue the relationships that matter most.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve benefited from the FamilyLife Today transcripts, would you consider donating today to help defray the costs of producing them and making them available online?<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 FamilyLife. 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References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for the use or interpretation of this content.<\/p>\n<p>Redefining Masculinity for the Modern Man<\/p>\n<p>Guest:Brant Hansen<\/p>\n<p>From the series:The Young Men We Need (Day 2 of 3)<\/p>\n<p>Air date:March 4, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Brant:We know this: the culture will tell you, \u201cHey, as long as you're not hurting anybody else, what's it matter? Just do what you want as long as you're happy.\u201d If you want to sit and play video games 18 hours a day: \u201cHey, if you're not hurting anybody.\u201d If you're not given a bigger vision for who to be, it's very difficult to say, \u201cNo,\u201d to that stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Welcome to FamilyLife Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most. I'm Ann Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:And I'm Dave Wilson. And you can find us at FamilyLifeToday.com. This is FamilyLife Today!<\/p>\n<p>Dave: Alright, so we got Brant Hansen back in the studio: it's always a good day.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:It's a great day when Brant\u2019s with us.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:And Carolyn's sitting out\u2014listening to the whole thing\u2014she's waving at us.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Carolyn is the best wife. Isn't she the best?<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Yep. We got married when I was 20; she was 21. People were like: \u201cIt'll never work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave:How many years now?<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Thirty-four.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u201cSo there!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brant:The jury's still out, but it's been 34 really great years.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:I can tell she really likes you.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Well, good.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Anyway, we're talking about manhood stuff. You've written The Men We Need. Guys and women, if you've never gotten that book, get it. And then, a follow-up: (Young) Men We Need. We talked about this yesterday, but why did you even want to write a second one for younger men?<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Because young guys are not given a vision for masculinity; they're just not. In churches, too, it's just more generic terms: \u201cWe need you to be men,\u201d \u201cBe a man.\u201d \u201cOkay, but what are you talking about?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And for guys who aren't necessarily into hunting, fishing\u2014that sort of stuff\u2014which that stuff's great!<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Yeah, nothing wrong with it.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Or they're not into outdoorsy stuff: they're not climbing mountains; they're not running with the bulls in Pamplona. I read these books on masculine stuff [written] previously; and a lot of it is a lot of that stuff, but it's got a Christian dressing on it, which is fine; but what about guys who are more artsy? What about guys who are more\u2014they're IT professionals; they're professors\u2014they're, like most guys, are not in all that stuff.<\/p>\n<p>So there's got to be something deeper about masculinity that runs deeper than all that\u2014that is great and wonderful\u2014and we should celebrate it; and then, give guys a vision for it. So that's what both books do. But young guys, in particular, man, I want to influence them; because they respond to this. They hear this vision on masculinity; they're like, \u201cOh, that's it! Yeah!\u201d Again, it's across all their different hobbies, and abilities, and interests\u2014it's deeper than all of that\u2014so everybody can relate to it.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Brant, did you and Carolyn see The Forge, the movie?<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Yeah, I saw it. She hasn\u2019t; I've seen it.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:It reminds me of this: of a young man who doesn't have a vision for who he's called to be.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Yeah, without purpose\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Yes.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u2014how do you say, \u201cNo,\u201d to all the foolishness if you're not given a vision? You're just going through life, and you feel meaningless. A lot of guys do feel meaningless, like, \u201cWell, yeah, that's because we\u2019re doing meaningless stuff. I mean, we're doing video games and stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It's not a guilt trip; none of this is a guilt trip. It's just like: once you hear\u2014\u201cI'm supposed to be a keeper of the garden; I'm supposed to protect people; I'm supposed to provide for people; I'm supposed to defend the vulnerable\u2014at every turn with whatever I have. That's my job: is to bring security to people, not insecurity with my words,\u201d\u2014that's a huge part of this\u2014with words, you can build or destroy with your words.<\/p>\n<p>Once a guy understands that he's supposed to build and cultivate other people's lives, and allow them to bloom\u2014wherever he can\u2014well, now, you got it; now, that's not meaningless at all. You can see: \u201cI actually do have a purpose.\u201d And for most guys, once you hear this, most guys are like, \u201cWait a second; that sounds right\u201d; because you are built for that; it just resonates.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:You wake up, on mission; because you have a vision for who you're supposed to be and what you're supposed to do.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:And you can reject the ideas about masculinity based on this. For instance, I use the example of Andrew Tate\u2014again, who's this influencer, huge influencer\u2014I would say a horrible example. He's got all these children by all these different women he talks about. He's good-looking, and rich, and got all these cars, and all that.<\/p>\n<p>Now, you can look at that\u2014understanding who we're supposed to be\u2014and instead of being a young Christian guy, who's thinking, \u201cYeah, that guy's masculine\u201d; you can go, \u201cWait a second; that guy's one of the most unmasculine people on the planet. He's using women, and he's not taking responsibility for his vulnerable children. He's not a keeper of the garden\u2014he's an enemy in the garden\u2014he's a threat! These women don't get to feel more protected by him; they feel vulnerable\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u2014\"used.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u2014\u201cused.\u201d So now, you can reject these tropes about masculinity: \u201cYeah, that guy is jacked. Yeah, he's got a big truck. Yeah, he's ex-whatever\u2014he's Navy SEAL, whatever\u2014but he is sarcastic with his wife, and puts her down, and makes her feel insecure. That's not masculine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But until you're given the vision for that\u2014until somebody tells you\u2014you're not going to pick up on it. The culture, at large, is not going to do that for you anymore. It's just not going to happen.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Yeah; it's interesting, as you talk about young men, you met Bobby\u2014Bobby Markham\u2014he took pictures of us.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u2014on our staff.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:He works here. He has been leading his son through (Young) Men We Need. We asked him to tell us how this has gone. So here's what he had to say.<\/p>\n<p>[Bobby Markham Testimonial on (Young) Men We Need]<\/p>\n<p>Bobby:My wife and I were seeing the need to speak into my son's life and calling him to a higher standard. I came across Brant's book, (Young) Men We Need, and decided that I would take my son, Benjamin, earlier this year on a weekend retreat to a resort, where we could get away and read through Brant's book together: and go through all the discussion questions and have meaningful conversations. I coupled that with having five men, who were influential in his life, to record videos, that would speak also into the topics of Brant's book, that I would surprise him with in each session.<\/p>\n<p>It really had an impact\u2014not only for him and me in our time together, father-to-son, and opening some great conversation and doors of the heart\u2014but coming home, we just began to notice an impact it was having on his reaction and interaction with his older sisters and his younger brothers, a sense of responsibility in our home. I saw a difference in his maturity through that time; and it really, really blessed our home. Now, things aren't perfect, but I really do credit that weekend of just being intentional to spend that time with him and use that resource.<\/p>\n<p>[Studio]<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Isn't that cool?<\/p>\n<p>Brant:It is; it is cool. It makes me really happy for Bobby and his son; it makes me happy.<\/p>\n<p>I honestly got a little bit sad though, thinking about all the guys who never get told this, and it would be so life-giving to them and so life-giving to their future wives. That's what hurts; because the culture will tell you\u2014we know this\u2014the culture will tell you: \u201cHey, as long as you're not hurting anybody else, what's it matter? Just do what you want as long as you're happy.\u201d If you want to sit and play video games 18 hours a day: \u201cHey, if you're not hurting anybody\u201d; but you are hurting somebody. You're hurting yourself, number one: you're going to feel this meaninglessness. A lot of young guys do\u2014you see it\u2014they're surly, withdrawn. Part of that's just being a young guy sometimes, but it's exacerbated by not having any purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Even the porn thing\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Absolutely!<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u2014is destroying future marriages and relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:If you're not given a bigger vision for who to be, it's very difficult to say, \u201cNo,\u201d to that stuff. Again, you can't just give up something unless you love something else more. What I'm trying to say, too, to young guys is: \u201cIt's not just about not hurting other people. You're actively given talents and abilities to do this keeper-of-the-garden thing, where you protect and you cultivate other people; you protect the innocent. This is something you're made for\u2014and once you start doing it\u2014you come alive, and it squeezes a lot of this other stuff out of your life; because you have a purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it hurts though\u2014think about this\u2014most young men, I would say, feel very purposeless. If you ask them what their purpose was\u2014well, you can see it with suicide rates; men to women, it's like 4-1, something like that\u2014and young guys, it hurts. I do feel like: if we could articulate it, as the people of God, we could say, \u201cHey, this is what is supposed to be this keeper-of-the-garden thing. Here's what you're made for.\u201d Like, for me, I'm not all of that stuff\u2014all the tropes about masculinity\u2014we joke about it, but it's true. I can't see straight; I have neurological problems. I got invited to ax-throwing night at a church nearby; I was like, \u201cI don't think you want me there.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:\u201cGet the human beings far away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brant: \u201cEveryone needs to sign waivers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brant:I can't do all that stuff: I can't climb mountains; I don't have a good sense of balance. \u201cBut okay, so what I'm good at is words; I like to write.\u201d You know what? I get to use my words in my particular thing: I use it to work with CURE, this Christian hospital network that helps kids with correctable disabilities. I get to spread the word about it and motivate people to be part of that so we can heal even more kids. I get to defend these children and these moms who are penniless and rejected\u2014because they have a disability\u2014and I get to help heal them through whatever I can do. I'm just using my nerdiness,\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u2014your nerdiness.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u2014really, honestly\u2014so isn't that wonderful though?<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Yes!<\/p>\n<p>Brant:So every guy, who's listening, or every guy you know\u2014once they get a vision for: \u201cThis is what I'm supposed to do,\u201d with whatever you have\u2014well, now, that's wonderful. You might be good at fixing cars; you might be good at all sorts of different stuff, but it's like, now, you realize: \u201cThis is my role to make people feel more secure, not less, the innocent people around me.\u201d And a lot of that is with the words that you're building people up with or tearing them down; that's a huge part of it. But all of us can do this.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Hey guys, we just wanted to take a quick minute to jump in, and say, \u201cWhatever you're going through today, I think this is important to remember: \u2018You aren't alone.\u2019\u201d Did you know that Dave and I have a team at FamilyLife Today ready to pray for you? It's this incredible honor and a privilege to lift your name up to God. So if you need prayer, please don't hesitate to reach out to us; I really mean that.<\/p>\n<p>Head on over to FamilyLife.com\/PrayForMe\u2014again, that's FamilyLife.com\/PrayForMe\u2014and tell us how we can pray. And again, we are not kidding. Dave and I have a prayer team specifically dedicated to praying for our listeners. I pray for some of these while I'm on my walks with God\u2014I just pray\u2014I will pray for you. And Dave, you always fast on Fridays; and that's when you pray.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Yeah, I take the whole day, and instead of eating food, I'm praying. I'm praying for my family, but I'm also praying for you and your family. Isn't that a great thing to know that someone's praying for you?<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Yes!<\/p>\n<p>Dave:And if it's not, Ann and I praying for you, someone from our small prayer team will pray for you by name. We love to do it, so go to FamilyLife.com\/PrayForMe and submit your requests. Do it right now; we would love to pray for you today.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:It's funny, Brant, when our kids were little, I remember tucking them in bed at night. Once in a while, I'd say, \u201cI can't wait for you to discover all the things God has put in you.\u201d I remember them saying, \u201cWhat do you mean? Is it a present?\u201d I'm like, \u201cIt is kind of a present. When you understand He's put different passions, and gifts, and ideas in you\u2014and you start discovering them\u2014of how He wants to use them in the world, those gifts become a gift to other people.\u201d [I wanted] for them to think, \u201cI can't wait to discover what that is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But because I think we're living in a culture, where we're so distracted\u2014we constantly have things on our minds; we're constantly scrolling; we're constantly in front of screens\u2014we're not even looking inward to see: \u201cGod, who am I?\u201d and \u201cHow have you created me?\u201d What is my identity?\u201d \u201cWhat are my gifts?\u201d \u201c How do You want to use me in this world to impact it for Your kingdom?\u201d\u2014to bring better, not worse.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u2014even within the family. We talked about this: you could tell a ten-year-old, or a twelve-year-old boy, right now today: \u201cHey, your job is to protect your little brother,\u201d or \u201c\u2026your little sister,\u201d or \u201c\u2026your mom. This is your role in our family. You have a role right now, just so you know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Not\u2014\u201c\u2026when you grow up,\u201d\u2014now!<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u201cAnd so when you're using your words to cut down your mom, or cut down your sister, you're betraying your role as a defender.\u201d They understand that there's no reason not to tell them this.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:So instead of saying, \u201cStop that!\u201d you would say\u2014what?<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u201cI'm disappointed because your role is to build us up. You're supposed to be the keeper of the garden; and instead, you're cutting us down. I'm just disappointed.\u201d You're coming to that from a larger view.<\/p>\n<p>And when you say stuff like you did, which is just music to a boy's ears. You can shape guys\u2014you can shape [them]\u2014when they do something that's positive, too. When you actually see them do it, you make a big deal out of it.<\/p>\n<p>I hate that we're so manipulatable\u2014but I was laughing about this\u2014we live in south Florida. Again, I'm not handy; I don't fix stuff very much. We were getting hit by one hurricane after another one year. We were in the eye, I think, of three hurricanes. I had to put up the shutters\u2014these metal shutters\u2014you have to assemble them and slide them over. They're heavy, and they're just tough. We live in a three-story townhouse; I'm going up and down. Carolyn said, \u201cYou know, it\u2019s really attractive when you put up the shutters.\u201d And she meant it! There's something about watching me put these shutters up.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u2014protecting her.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Yeah. I just mentioned that\u2014I thought, \u201cThat's funny,\u201d\u2014and I mentioned it on the radio the next day at a radio show in south Florida. Everybody's doing the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u2014again, using your words.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Yeah, yeah; right. I mentioned on the air; I said, \u201cIt's something really odd. I was putting up the shutters yesterday. My wife said it was really attractive.\u201d The phones went bananas\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Yes!<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u2014with nothing but women: \u201cMy husband is so hot when he puts up the shutters.\u201d Isn't that something?<\/p>\n<p>Ann:I'm not surprised in the least.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Okay; but guys don't know this.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:They do not know this.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:But hearing her say that to me\u2014again, I remembered that\u2014\u201cIf you catch a guy doing this keeper-of-the-garden thing,\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Dave:\u2014celebrate it.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u2014\u201c\u2019I feel more secure because you just did that; I feel safer. It's very attractive when you make me feel secure,\u2019\u201d\u2014I'm telling you: you'll get more of that.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Last night, our toilet was messed up.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Oh, no; we're not going to talk about the toilet.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:So Dave\u2014I love this about him\u2014I can say, \u201cThis thing's broken\u201d; and I know he can fix it. I don't even know how in the world\u2014it's like a magical trick that he can\u2014he goes in there. And he's like, \u201cOh no; this toilet's different from the Michigan toilets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave:These Florida toilets are quite a thing.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:He's all frustrated. There's something in me, though, that is so happy that he's in there, fixing our toilet. And then, here's what he does next\u2014which I'm like, \u201cOh, I would've never done this,\u201d\u2014he gets on our Facebook neighborhood group, and says\u2014what did you say?<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Well, because it was something I'd never seen before. We have a whole neighborhood group\u2014and it's very active\u2014like, \u201cHey, these new shutoff valves are different than what I've seen. Can somebody give me some info?\u201d Next thing I know: \u201cHey, my husband will come over,\u201d\u2014like some lady\u2014\"and here's his number.\u201d He showed up, and he helped; and we had it fixed.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:But here's what I'm thinking: I'm watching these two guys, as a woman\u2014and this is where I give single moms credit, like, \u201cMan, you're having to handle so much on your own,\u201d\u2014but I'm like, \u201cLook, I love men when they get their stuff done in whatever field. It makes us, as women, \u2018Thank you!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Yes.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brant:All of this is not to say\u2014I make it a point of this in the book, too\u2014to say, \u201cI'm not writing this to say: \u2018Here's how to be attractive to women.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Exactly.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u201cThat's not the point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave:And it isn't, also, that women can't do this.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Right.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Women do these things too.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Sometimes, we're better at that.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:I\u2019m making the point is that women resonate with this when you do this at a deep level, because it's who you're supposed to be; we're made for this. And in fact, guys resonate with it when they see other guys doing this\u2014the respect.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:I even wonder, in my own life\u2014I didn't have a dad, left when I was seven; he drank; he womanized; divorced; he was all about money\/obsessed with money\u2014I became the son of a single mom, and my brother died. All of that takes place in the span of a year. But I've never even connected the dots. One of the reasons I think I'm supposed to protect Ann\u2014and I knew it even before I was a follower of Christ\u2014that that was something God wanted me to be: is I had to protect my mom.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Yes.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:As a middle school and a high school boy, I was like, \u201cShe has no man in her life. I, literally, am the man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ann:I think your mom told you that.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Yeah, she said that all the time. At first, I resented it; I'm like, \u201cI don't want to be the man. I'm seven,\u201d \u201c\u2026I'm eight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brant:I know.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:But as I grew into this\u2014you know this, Brant\u2014there's something inside a man that says, \u201cI'm supposed to protect. I'm supposed to make people feel secure.\u201d It\u2019s in me!<\/p>\n<p>Brant:It's there, but it needs to be called out.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u2014and cultivated.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:And explicitly saying, \u201cThis is your role.\u201d Look, women can do stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Yeah, we can get it all done.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Right; right. It's just that it's like\u2014I don\u2019t know the analogy I'm trying to use\u2014there's only trouble that I'll get in for using this. There's a car stuck in the ditch. You can probably pull it out with another car; but there's a truck that's made for it, with a hitch or something. The guy driving that truck\u2014or the person driving that truck\u2014is like, \u201cThat's what this is made for.\u201d For us guys, it's like, when you tell us that you've seen us do something like that\u2014protecting our little sister or something\u2014that accounts for a lot: \u201cI think that's what I'm here for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There's a video\u2014and people probably have seen this news video\u2014but it's in Louisiana. It's a high school that's completely overcome with violence. This was in the news a couple of years ago. Remember this?<\/p>\n<p>Ann:Yes, yes.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Completely overcome\u2014fights\u2014it was terrible! Well, the dads in the area decided to move in. They put on matching T-shirts\u2014and these are all guys, kind of big guys; not necessarily, in shape, big\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Ann:\u2014just regular guys.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u2014just regular dudes.<\/p>\n<p>Dad:\u2014dad bods.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Yeah, yes. And just filling the hallways, greeting kids at the door. They're coming in; they're talking\/razzing each other, goofing off with the kids saying, \u201cHey, what's up?\u201d\u2014getting to know everybody's names. No more violence at that school, because the dads are there. There's something deeply wonderful about that.<\/p>\n<p>As a man, I'm watching this video, going, \u201cThose guys are really cool.\u201d None of them are on the cover of Men's Health. I don't know what their resumes are, how much money they make, or whatever. But see, that's such obvious masculinity at its best. Everybody resonates with it\u2014even secular people who deny that there's such a thing as specific masculinity\u2014they're the ones putting together the news item about it, going, \u201cLook at this.\u201d We know it's right.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:And I think what we feel, as women\u2014we talked about this earlier, but women, we have a big load\u2014I'm thinking of these big backpacks that we carry of responsibilities, things that weigh us down. I don't know what men are like; but we, as women, carry that constantly. When our husband or men aren't stepping into positions they're called to\u2014we can cover that\u2014but it's like putting another 50 pounds on our back. It just feels like, \u201cMan, there's just so much; I'm exhausted.\u201d And when Dave steps in, and he takes that backpack off\u2014I can do it\u2014but man, when he's there with me, it feels so much better.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:And we're called to do it.<\/p>\n<p>But here's my question, Brant. The first time I think I ever heard a clear vision for manhood\u2014I was 22 years old\u2014which is way too late. We were at the FamilyLife Weekend to Remember\u2014it's a marriage weekend getaway that we still do\u2014we, now, speak for it. We were engaged; we were going to get married in two weeks. We went because we were told, \u201cHey, if you're going to get married, you got to go to this marriage conference.\u201d \u201cOkay\u201d; we go.<\/p>\n<p>We're sitting there with a thousand couples\u2014big conference\u2014and Dennis Rainey, the founder and president of FamilyLife, was speaking. There was a session on Sunday morning\u2014that we still do today\u2014where we challenge the men to be husbands and dads; and Ann challenges the women. It was the first time I'd ever heard words like: \u201cGod calls you to lead like the Savior\u201d; which is, \u201cLead like a servant,\u201d \u201cLove like the Savior.\u201d Those are the two phrases.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:You can remember that from 45 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:We've taught it\u2014the same manual; it's a little nuanced now\u2014but \u201cHusbands love your lives as Christ loved the church\u201d; Ephesians 5. He's teaching what that looked like.<\/p>\n<p>All I know\u2014I'm 22; we're going to get married in 2 weeks\u2014I was like, \u201cWow! That's what I'm supposed to be!\u201d\u2014I never saw it. I had no vision of what it was; there it was. All I know is\u2014on our honeymoon, two weeks later\u2014I am so overwhelmed by that responsibility. It almost put me under; it's like: \u201cHow am I going to love her like Jesus? How am I going to lead her? She needs somebody to lead.\u201d Remember? Then, I about\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Ann:He started crying. That night, he was sobbing. This is our second night of being married.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:She's like, \u201cWhat just happened?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ann:I had never seen him do that. So I'm thinking, \u201cWhat?! What's wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave:What it was\u2014I think I was so overwhelmed with: \u201cYes, that's the vision. I can't reach that vision.\u201d Do you ever sense that?\u2014where men are like, \u201cOkay, now I'm supposed to be the keeper of garden; but I don't know if I have what it takes to be that guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Well, yeah. That's why, since it doesn't take that long to flesh out the keeper-of-the-garden idea\u2014what that looks like\u2014I shift into, in the book, the six decisions that'll help you do that, essentially, to give a little more flesh on the bone: \u201cHow is this is going to work in our modern lives?\u201d I hope that's helpful; I think it is\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Ann:I think it is.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:\u2014to talk about what that looks like. Because, a lot of times, it does just become this burden for guys; or another guilt trip\u2014or another finger-wagging thing, like: \u201cYou ought to\u2026\u201d \u201cYou should\u2026\u201d \u201cYou're not doing\u2026\u201d \u201cYou guys\u2026\u201d\u2014you need something better than that: a vision that you can actually do and something that's profound\u2014so that's the goal with that.<\/p>\n<p>I know for some guys\u2014especially, if you didn't get a good role model\u2014I grew up single mom, too, and dysfunctional stuff. So having somebody come alongside, and say: \u201cThis is what this looks like,\u201d and \u201cYou can do this. I believe in you; you can do this\u201d; I think that's so important.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:That's key.<\/p>\n<p>Here's what I want to say\u2014two things\u2014number one, you're<\/p>\n<p>coming to Michigan to put up shutters on our house and, probably, our entire neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:We don\u2019t have hurricanes there.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Yeah, we don\u2019t. Number two, we're going to talk about the six decisions tomorrow. Can you do that? We'll just throw them out, and you riff on them.<\/p>\n<p>Brant:Yeah, let's do it.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:I'm not kidding, Brant, you're coming to do shutters at our house.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:I don't know why we would need shutters, Brant; but you are more than welcome to come to our house.<\/p>\n<p>What we really want is our listeners to have your book. If you want a copy of Brant's book, you can send a donation into FamilyLife for any amount; and we will send you his book.<\/p>\n<p>Dave:Just go to FamilyLifeToday.com; you can make your donation there. Or give us a call, 800-358-6329. That's 800-F as in Family, L as in Life, and the word, TODAY. And we would seriously love for you to donate to FamilyLife, but we'd also love to send you this book.<\/p>\n<p>Ann:And we will send you his book, (Young) Men We Need.<\/p>\n<p>FamilyLife Today is a donor-supported production of FamilyLife\u00ae, a Cru\u00ae Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Helping you pursue the relationships that matter most.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve benefited from the FamilyLife Today transcripts, would you consider donating today to help defray the costs of producing them and making them available online?<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 FamilyLife. 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