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'Esquire' on Skills Men Need

Esquire magazine ran an article titled "25 Skills Every Man Should Know." It focuses on what Esquire calls the 25 skills that will set you apart as a "man of action." Here are examples from their list of 25 essential, manly skills:

  1. How to skin a moose. (Here's step 1: "Track, kill, gut, and behead the animal.")
  2. How to get a busy bartenders attention.
  3. How to buy a woman clothing. (Here's Esquire's first and only step: "Don't".)
  4. How to look good in a picture.
  5. How to parallel park (like a man).
  6. How to make pancakes from scratch.
  7. How to carve a turkey.
  8. How to kill a wounded animal.
  9. How to shine your shoes.
  10. How to console a crying woman.

Possible Preaching Angles: Father's Day; Men—Esquire's list is definitely interesting, but based on God's Word, what would God say are the top skills that every man should have? (2) Spiritual Disciplines; Bible study—Every Christian (men and women) should also know how to pray, how to study the Bible, and so forth.

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