A Good Read

Greetings to all. I just wanted to offer a little something for the fellas this time around. We know it's a challenge to be a man of God in today's culture. Our existence, our path of life, the very title of manhood has been, and still is, shrouded behind the cloud of sin. Think about it, magazines, television, and music have a big influence on how to be men. Each of the previous has their own philosophy on how to dress, how to approach women, how to run a family, and even male-ego centered jobs/careers. Most of these ideals that each venue carries have nothing to do with the gospel. I read this book that really opened up my eyes in some areas of manhood and I want to pass it along to you.

Hazards of Being A Man: Overcoming 12 Challenges All Men Face
Jeffrey E. Miller, Senior Pastor, Trinity Bible Church
I hope the title really caught your attention. This book deals with issues that each man faces (whether you realize it or not). The book breaks down the topics as such:

- Deflecting Responsibility
- Manipulation
- Misplaced Priorities
- Individualism
- Lust
- Insensitivity
- Absence
- Partial Obedience
- Unresolved Anger
- Discontentment
- Unteachability
- Unchecked Motives

Each of these topics include a story from the bible that illustrates the dire need for a re-evaluation of manhood. Don't replace this with the scriptures, nothing will ever replace that. This will, however, give you another means of expanding manhood through biblical terms. It even includes individual study questions or group study for those looking to grow as a community of believers. The best thing I like about the book is that it has assignments. Each assignment will give you a set of scriptures to read, meditate, and even pray over. It's not the "how to be a man" manual, but it's more along the lines of "how to be a better man". I think it's worth the money to invest in, especially, if you're looking for an exit from the same old hardnosed, roughneck, ego centered image of a man. If I had to rate it, I would give it a 4 out of 5. Be blessed brothers.