The Practice of Spiritual Direction by Barry and Connolly: A Review
The standard training text on spiritual direction, reviewed honestly. It is a practitioner's manual, not a devotional, and it comes from a Jesuit tradition.
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Wake Up Jesus People by Jason Heinritz and Shawn Hennessy: A Review
An honest review of Wake Up Jesus People. What the Sacred Start routine actually is, why the 40 Forge is a separate program, and who the book suits.
The Contemplative Pastor by Eugene Peterson: A Review
Eugene Peterson argues a pastor should be unbusy, subversive and apocalyptic. A classic on pastoral vocation, and nothing at all to do with money.
The Steps to Freedom in Christ by Neil Anderson: A Review
Neil Anderson's Steps to Freedom in Christ is a 32 page booklet walking through seven steps. It is a spiritual freedom guide, not a health or fitness book.
Ten Secrets for the Man in the Mirror by Patrick Morley: A Review
A short Patrick Morley book on what actually makes a man happy. Note it is not the famous Man in the Mirror, which is a different and much longer book.
Dangerous Good by Kenny Luck: A Review
Kenny Luck argues good men have gone passive and calls them to be dangerous with goodness. Direct, energetic, and aimed squarely at younger men.
The Way Forward by Joe Barnard: A Review
Joe Barnard's The Way Forward diagnoses why Christian men stall spiritually and gives a plan. Short, direct, and built around problem, solution, plan.
Twelve Ordinary Men Workbook, Revised and Updated: A Review
John MacArthur's Twelve Ordinary Men Workbook is a companion study on the disciples. Useful for men's groups, but you will want the main book alongside it.
Clean by Dr. Douglas Weiss: A Review
A review of Clean by psychologist Douglas Weiss: a clinician's tactics for sexual integrity, what to weigh, and when you need a counselor instead.
Mansfield’s Book of Manly Men by Stephen Mansfield: A Review
A review of Stephen Mansfield's book: thirty lives, four maxims, and an honest note about who it will and will not help.
The Luckiest Man by John R. Paine and Seth Haines: A Review
A review of John Paine's memoir of seventeen years with ALS: where the title comes from, and why it is company rather than an answer.
Six Battles Every Man Must Win by Bill Perkins: A Review
A review of Bill Perkins' book built on David's mighty men in 2 Samuel 23: the barley field, the men who were disqualified, and what it does well.