The World, and especially the West, has forgotten what God made man and woman to be. Jane Austen provides some examples. Christian men would do well to study them, emulate them, and teach others to do the same.
By Mark D. Harris, MD, MPH, MBA, MDiv, ThM, PhD, DBA
American society no longer seems to know what a man or a woman is. Just as Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson could not define a woman, so the media, academia, and large organizations in the public and private sectors insist that “male” and “female” are products of the mind and culture with little or no basis in objective reality, if objective reality exists at all. The world tells each person to decide what gender they want to be. Then, the world tells the person to scream at, hit, protest, fire, reject, sue, and perhaps jail anyone who doesn’t like what that person has chosen. This is provided, of course, that the person chooses one of the identities favored by the world.
As a result, millions of men and women throughout the world cast about without knowing who they are, what they should do, and how to relate to others. A reality based only on personal preference is not a strong anchor to weather the storms of life. Broken people wander alone through the years, driving others away while seeking solace in activities, money, hookups, or alcohol. Unable to douse their God-given fire for marriage and children, women sink into despair, however passionately they refuse to admit it. Men who once thought that free sex would lead to Shangri-La now realize how meaningless it is and perish alone, often at their own hand.
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