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Ian Forest-Jones

Equipping those good at being men to be good men.

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Is Life Ever Too Painful to Live?

In my Father’s Day message this past weekend, I provided examples of some males we might think are good men but who are not good at being men. In those examples I mentioned Robin Williams. While he was an acclaimed actor and comedian, he committed suicide due to depression. I proposed this made him a good man but not good at being a man. In this, I may have made a mistake.

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