Title: Kingdom Man
Author: Tony Evans
Pages: 240
Year: 2012
Publisher: Focus on
the Family
Note: I received a
complimentary copy for review from Tyndale Publishers Blogger Network.
Some
might wonder why a book written for men by a man is being read and reviewed by
a woman. Others might think there is no
problem, and I am sure some just want to know about the book regardless of who
read and wrote the review. I have one
son who wants to read books written by men for men; he isn’t particularly wild
for any serious books written by women for men.
While I may not understand why he is like that, I accept him as he is
and know it is important for men to speak to men, especially about topics that
we as women frankly know little about.
We might have head knowledge to share, but the make-up of a man is so
different than that of a woman.
I have
heard of Pastor Evans, especially about his speaking, many times from my
husband who enjoys listening to his teaching.
For me, I have other teachers I prefer to listen to. However, I wanted to read this book to see
what the pastor was encouraging men to do as well as exhorting them to live
out. Plus sometimes reading a book such
as this gives me new ideas for how to pray specifically for my husband and
sons.
Contrary
to other books I have read, this is a fresh as well as much needed exhortation
for men. However, Pastor Evans goes on
to show why he places these challenges before men. Pastor Evans then takes it a step further by
showing how decisions made by men affect themselves, families, churches,
communities, even nations as a whole.
While most of us can’t see how a man not being a prayer warrior affects
the prior list, we can certainly see the cumulative result in our society
today. How about the challenge of
leading the family in alignment with the Word of God instead of society’s ideas?
We can’t see how one individual’s choice
may change the big picture. We see how
society is lacking today for want of strong male leaders.
Recently
we saw what I consider an excellent example of a strong male leader, Rick
Santorum. Though he was running for the
Republican ticket to be a candidate for the presidency, he laid that down for
the good of his family due to the severe illness of his daughter. Rick put his family before all of his
aspirations for presidency. He is a
witness we can pray for, thank, and remember.
Tony Evans challenges the church to become more involved in disciplining
men within congregations. Tony shows how
this apparent lack of discipleship affects every area of life. Woven throughout the pages of this book, Tony
shares how his father’s actions impacted him as well as his brother to become
the men they are today. Tony brings to
the pages of this book clear memories that helped him make wiser decisions as a
man, husband, father, friend, pastor, etc…
I pray
that men don’t just read this book, but The Book, the Bible. Tony challenges men to read and put feet to
what they learn from the Bible as well.
I hope women read this book too so that we can pray more effectively for the men we love be they husbands, boyfriends,
brothers, siblings, whatever. The rating
of this book is 4-½ stars out of 5. Read
and enjoy!
