Please Enjoy Responsibly

Please Enjoy Responsibly

Benjamin JonesMay 2, 20245 min read

We’ve spent a lot of time over the last four weeks talking about men’s responsibility to use their bodies for their intended purpose (Challenge 29). The attention we’ve given to this topic over the last few weeks has given us…

I solemnly swear I will (try) watching movies like a normal person

I solemnly swear I will (try) watching movies like a normal person

Benjamin JonesApr 27, 20247 min read

My worst quality is that I ruin movies. I don’t give spoilers (heaven forbid). I don’t talk over important pieces of dialogue (sacrilege). And I don’t shout advice to characters on the screen (most of the time.) I am, however,…

Exercise in Futility

Exercise in Futility

Benjamin JonesApr 17, 20243 min read

There comes a time in a man’s life when he finally realizes he will never play professional baseball. Or football. Or go to the Olympics. I’m almost at that age. I’m at the age where I realize that I’m older…

Then I Woke Up: Why Everyone Should Read Cormac McCarthy

Then I Woke Up: Why Everyone Should Read Cormac McCarthy

Benjamin JonesJul 13, 20236 min read

Cormac McCarthy at his best reminds us of this terrifying truth: there is a human soul. Beneath the stark style and the terrifying images, the ill-fated cowboys, and all the eponymous pretty horses, McCarthy’s works challenge our material sensibilities and…

Examples Gross as Earth

Examples Gross as Earth

Benjamin JonesJul 3, 20236 min read

Let’s talk about Shakespeare. Next to the Bible, it is difficult to find a more eloquent, prolific, and masterful explorer than the Bard of those themes which we find so interesting at Forging Honor: Masculinity, Self-reflection, and of course, Honor.…