Category: Book Review

Prayers and Promises for Men: What You Actually Get

A 144 page paperback from BroadStreet with 70+ topical themes, Scripture, and short prayers. Good for restarting a stalled devotional life. Thin if yours isn't.

How the Rich Get Richer by Gabriel Shahin: An Honest Review for Christian Men

Gabriel Shahin's How the Rich Get Richer is a secular finance book, not a biblical one. Strong on tax and investing. Here's what it does and doesn't do.

Masculine Christianity by Zachary Garris: A Case for Patriarchy

Garris argues for biblical patriarchy and calls complementarianism a compromise. What the book argues, its strongest critic, and where we differ.

Shaken by Tim Tebow: Identity After Being Cut

Tim Tebow on being publicly released from the thing he was known for, and why identity cannot rest on what you do. Honest, readable, light on theology.

Your Marriage God’s Way by Scott LaPierre

An Ephesians 5 centred marriage book that asks the husband to carry the weight. Which of the two editions to buy, and where it goes further than we do.

Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: Piper and Grudem’s Case

The founding complementarian volume, edited by Piper and Grudem. Strong on exegesis, dated on culture, and more specific than CalledToBetter goes.

The Generosity Shift by Scott Silverii: Tithing as a Trust Test

A former police chief turned pastor on his own resistance to tithing. Keeps the emphasis on trust rather than return, which is the framing to check.

The Men We Need by Brant Hansen: Keeper of the Garden

Brant Hansen builds his whole case on Genesis 2:15 and the word shamar: a man guards and tends. Why the subtitle matters, and who the book fits.

Understanding Financial Stewardship by Charles Stanley: A Ten-Lesson Study

A ten-lesson Bible study on money from Charles Stanley, built for group discussion. Strong on convictions, deliberately light on mechanics.

The Servant-Leadership Style of Jesus by Dale Roach: An Honest Assessment

A self-published treatment of Jesus as a leadership model. The subject is worth a book; here is what we could and could not verify about this one.

The Financial Peace Planner by Dave Ramsey: A Dated but Solid Workbook

Ramsey's 1998 Penguin workbook is a fill-in debt plan, not a Bible study. What still works, what has aged badly, and what to buy instead.

God’s Plans For Your Finances by Dwight Nichols

A financially literate 1998 treatment of biblical stewardship from a former investment banker. Which parts still hold up, and which have aged out.