Fifteen years ago I first became aware of a societal problem, what I call Single Mom Syndrome. When I taught a senior high Sunday School class, every other week half of my class was absent. Initially, I thought people were away, just went to church or were suffering from an illness. However, as I got to know this group of teenagers, I soon found out the problem. Every other week, half of my class were at their dad’s house in accordance with the final divorce settlement.
Today, I am seeing the side effects of the Single Mom Syndrome as a baseball coach. An increasingly number of young boys are selfish, self-centered, lazy and hypocritical. Unfortunately, many of the youths in America need the rod of correction, mentioned in Proverbs 23:13-14. Yet due to the wussification of America, political correctness encourages time outs over biblical punishment. As time is running out to change the course these young boys are currently on, the message of the movie Courageous is like a beacon of hope.
Godly men need to take a stand, straighten out their own lives and step up to be a mentor to the thousands of young boys who are growing up without a father. These young people are the way they are because they are amoral, not knowing right from wrong. As mentors live out their faith, they will be able to gain the respect and trust of these young people. Moms are doing everything they can to provide for their children, yet boys need a man to show them how to live, Proverbs 3:1-2.
by Jay Mankus
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