Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Raising a Modern Day Knight

This book is a must read for fathers of sons. It addresses authentic, noble biblical manhood, and mature masculinity. I liked the definition the author uses for a man.
"A man is someone who rejects passivity, accepts responsibility, leads courageously, and expects a greater reward." -Robert Lewis

The pastor overseeing family ministries at our church in VA recommended this book. His sons were both teenagers at the time. I purchased the book for Hubby three years ago. He started it, but didn't get very far. When we recently took our vacation to the Big Island, I was pleasantly surprised he packed the book. I had been thinking about reading it, too. We both read it on the trip. Moms, you can glean a lot of information from this book, and can really support your husbands in raising your sons. But this book is addressed to fathers. The first two-thirds of the book are very foundational, and do not specifically delve into exact life lessons. The last third of the book is far more application based. The book is much better than I anticipated. What a unique and indescribable responsibility to raise sons!

2 comments:

  1. neat! I'll look it up, maybe for father's day! Thanks for your sweet comments and emails!

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  2. They have covered this in 90 Minutes and Mark has been to it!

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