Hal Young's Blog, page 72

Teaching Our Own in Singapore: "A Treat and an Eye-Opener"

Teaching Our Own, a blog by Angie Maniam-Ng in Singapore published this fantastic review of Raising Real Men:

Raising Real Men is so HOT OFF THE PRESS that the copyright on the book is 2010!  We have just brough in a whole case of this book because it was such a good read and we are currently the only bookshop in Asia selling it!

Last week, I had a typical exchange with Timothy about his Swiss army knife.  He had taken out the penknife and the scissors and left it open on the stairs!  Of...

See It For Yourself

After our eldest, John Calvin, read his dad's Ten Moments in Manhood list, he sent us a link to an incredible YouTube video. In this 3D animation of Captain Sullenberger's Hudson landing, you can see it all happen up close. What I found most fascinating was listening to the actual audio while being able to see what was happening. The coolness of the Captain under pressure is just extraordinary.

3D Reconstruction, Hudson River Ditching

An incredible example of excellence, courage and clear...

Ten Moments in Real Manhood

Since the annual "Year in Review" and "Top Ten" articles are appearing in the media this week, I thought I'd take a quick look at ten stories that illustrate what it means to be a real man – or what can happen when you abandon that ideal.  These may not be the biggest and greatest examples, but I found them interesting.

EXCELLENCE - The Miracle on the Hudson: Decades of training and practice saved the lives of 155 people when Capt. Cheseley Sullenburger successfully landed his crippled...

NOT a Real Man

This morning, I had the misfortune to read the repulsive story of a punk who fled his car to avoid the police and left his baby behind. After reading it, I was thinking about why we have such a visceral reaction to a story like this. I think it is because God intended for marriage to be a picture of Christ and the church:

"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her…"        Ephesians 5:25

A true man is to picture the love of Christ for His church...

Building Your Team

Our family is doing something exciting tomorrow – we are participating in the Christian Filmmakers Holiday Contest. Have you been wanting to try Christian filmmaking out? This is a great way to do it – just a twelve hour commitment; only a one minute film. We had a great time this evening as a family trying to figure out what to do tomorrow. I'll give you a hint: it involves sandwiches and fighting Won't you join us and make a movie of your own?

Courage and Initiative Carry the Day

When a terrorist started a fire on a recent Northwest flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, most passengers sat in shock, but Jasper Schuringa jumped over four intervening passengers, tackled the man, beat out the flames with his hands, and subdued him. We're thankful he had the manly virtues of courage and initiative – he probably saved the lives of the 278 souls aboard. That's what men are supposed to do – use their strength to protect the innocent and helpless. Good work, Mr. Schuringa!

Teaching Men to Fish

This was an interesting story in the Raleigh News & Observer today:  A successful entrepreneur goes into the local prisons and teaches inmates how to start their own business when they get out.  His "start small and work hard" approach is good advice not only for felons on their way out of prison but for any young man considering a business start up.

"A lot of times inmates have the seed; they can be an entrepreneur because so many have been illegal entrepreneurs," said Roshanna Parker...

Christmas Gift Ideas for Boys

Does Christmas shopping have to be a burden or puzzle?  Not  necessarily.  If you have good ideas, and the right attitude,  you too can survive the annual shopping flurry.

A few principles we've adopted over the years help manage the gift budget for our family. First, having multiple sons (six in our case) introduces economies of scale. We taught our sons to share most of their gifts from the beginning, so they don't blink at 'presents for the family'. It also means they don't expect a large p...

Whatever My Lot, Thou Hast Taught Me to Say…

Dear Friends and Family,

Hal and I spent the day at Duke today consulting with the oncologist and thoracic surgeon. There is a very large tumor behind Hal's breastbone. It is providential that it is in this site because if it were *anywhere* else, he could not have had a tumor this large and not known it, so we know it was meant to be that we are in this situation. We are thanking God for pneumonia! There is no way we could have known without it. We must trust God that He has a purpose in...

The Last Man Standing

It's been one of those weeks for our family. Actually, it's been one of those years, but that's a story for a different time. In the midst of Hal's pneumonia and probable cancer diagnosis, three of the children recovering from surgery, three of the other children sick and getting sicker, our oldest son still at college for exams, and sickness finally overtaking me, it's been pretty rough around here. If you know anything about us, you may have done the math on that last sentence. There were o...