025 - When the Man Comes Around

Cameron and Mark tackle a topic in this episode that they’ve been kicking around behind the scenes for some time: the so-called “crisis of masculinity.” How should we think about what it means to be a man? Is there a larger crisis this question shines light on — and could biology settle the matter once and for all? Mark also talks with Dan about the official re-launch of Grace’s small groups this Sunday, and what this means for our quest for “more community.” 

Mentioned in this episode:

The Art of Manliness

Culture and the Death of God, by Terry Eagleton

Smalls Groups at Grace

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J. MARK BERTRAND

J. Mark Bertrand is a novelist and pastor whose writing on Bible design has helped spark a publishing revolution. Mark is the author of Rethinking Worldview: Learning to Think, Live, and Speak in This World (Crossway, 2007), as well as the novels Back on Murder, Pattern of Wounds, and Nothing to Hide—described as a “series worth getting attached to” (Christianity Today) by “a major crime fiction talent” (Weekly Standard) in the vein of Michael Connelly, Ian Rankin, and Henning Mankell.

Mark has a BA in English Literature from Union University, an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston, and an M.Div. from Heidelberg Theological Seminary. Through his influential Bible Design Blog, Mark has championed a new generation of readable Bibles. He is a founding member of the steering committee of the Society of Bible Craftsmanship, and chairs the Society’s Award Committee. His work was featured in the November 2021 issue of FaithLife’s Bible Study Magazine.

Mark also serves on the board of Worldview Academy, where he has been a member of the faculty of theology since 2003. Since 2017, he has been an ordained teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America. He and his wife Laurie life in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.