BROTHERHOOD
“Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another”
Proverbs 27:17
All of the struggle, work, learning and growing that takes
place on a Wilderness Outreach Expedition occurs in the
company of men, in a brotherhood.
In order to
understand the
importance of
brotherhood we
must first
understand the
nature of evil
and how the
principles of
masculine
spirituality are
the weapons
God gave us
for confronting
this evil.
Evil entered into our hearts and into the world
because of the fall. The wounded and divided
nature that we possess is under attack by the
world, the flesh, the self and the devil.
God made man so that he is
a competitive focused
problem solver who desires
to provide for and protect
those he loves. He made him
to discern and discriminate
danger and evil in the world
and then to defeat it. He
made him so that he builds
enduring relationships with
other men by competing,
confronting, working and
solving problems together.
God gave man Brotherhood so that men could learn how to use these tools
and weapons for battle against the world, the flesh the self and the devil.
Only a God centered man can mentor another man. Only a God centered
man can mentor a boy into authentic manhood.
The men and boys of the
post modern world are under
attack on the external
and internal battlefields.
Gone from today's culture is
the natural system of
mentorship between father
and son and the  
Brotherhood between men
that was prevalent in the era
of farmer, crafsman and
hunter.
The post-modern
environment subconsciously
informs men and boys that
they are no longer needed as
provider and protector. That
they should check out and
become a wimp, barbarian or
a buffoon.