{"id":544,"date":"2015-02-03T15:34:27","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T22:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/searchingfortomsawyer\/?p=544"},"modified":"2015-02-03T15:34:27","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T22:34:27","slug":"a-dads-playbook-for-forging-faith-in-his-kids-part-3-gentlemen-this-is-your-brain-on-testosterone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/timwright\/2015\/02\/a-dads-playbook-for-forging-faith-in-his-kids-part-3-gentlemen-this-is-your-brain-on-testosterone\/","title":{"rendered":"A Dad’s Playbook for Forging Faith in his Kids–Part 3: Gentlemen–This is Your Brain on Testosterone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"1254880_72709589\"<\/a>(Many great books have been written recently about how to be more intentional in forging faith in the home. Most so far have been written by female authors and while inclusive, tend to speak better to moms and women. Over the next several weeks I want to speak to dads in male language about their unique call to forge faith in their kids. My hope is to turn this into a free e-book. So comments, suggestions, ideas, along the way are welcome and appreciated.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Gentlemen: This is Your Brain on Testosterone<\/strong><\/p>\n

In shaping his football team, the great Vince Lombardi always started with the basics: Gentlemen: this is a football!<\/em><\/p>\n

Dads, forging faith in your kids starts with going back to the basics: Gentlemen: You are the Image of God\u2014Male.<\/em><\/p>\n

Being a man\u2014being a male\u2014being masculine, means something. A man has a stance toward the world and toward faith that is different from that of a woman. And your kids need it!<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not talking stereotypes here (although just because it\u2019s a stereotype doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s wrong). We\u2019re talking about the way God created you as a male.<\/p>\n

Gentlemen: This is your primary hormone\u2014Testosterone. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Testosterone is:<\/p>\n