Stormproof Men: Sexual Purity for Christian Men in a Sex-Saturated World is by Dr. Roger S. Fankhauser, senior pastor of Burleson Bible Church in Texas. Grace Theology Press published it in November 2017 at 210 pages.
Its central claim is the reason to read it: purity is not primarily a willpower problem, and the men who treat it as one keep losing. Fankhauser’s argument is that trying harder is the strategy that has already failed for most men reading the book, and that the actual work is upstream of the moment of temptation.
What it does differently
Most books in this category are built around blocking software, accountability partners, and a system for the moment you are about to fall. Those things are in here, but they are not the frame.
Fankhauser spends his time on what a man believes about himself and about God, on the assumption that behavior follows from that rather than from tighter controls. He also refuses the shame lever. A large amount of purity material for men runs on making the reader feel disgusting enough to stop, which produces short bursts of white-knuckling followed by a worse collapse. He does not do that, and men who have been beaten up by other books in this genre will notice the difference immediately.
He is also clear that no man is out of reach. For a reader who has decided he is the exception, that is the sentence that matters.
A doctrinal note worth knowing
Fankhauser is the President of the Free Grace Alliance and teaches at Grace School of Theology. His publisher, Grace Theology Press, is part of the same movement.
Free Grace theology holds a particular position on the relationship between saving faith and a changed life. CalledToBetter’s stated conviction is that the genuinely saved are eternally secure, and that genuine faith is enduring, persevering faith. Free Grace theology draws that line differently. This is a secondary matter, not a gospel one, and serious Christians hold both views. But it does sit close to the subject of this book, since a book about a persistent sin pattern is inevitably touching questions about what faith produces.
Read it aware of where the author is coming from. That is not a warning to stay away. It is the information you would want before you started.
Honest limits
The previous version of this review credited the book with checklists, reflection questions, and real-life testimonies. I could not confirm those specifics. Check the preview before buying it for a group.
It is also a small-press book, which shows in production rather than in substance. And like most books on this subject, it is written to a man who wants to change. If you are not there yet, no book fixes that.
Who should read it
A man who has tried the filters and the accountability app and is still losing, and suspects the problem is deeper than his tools. Someone who has been buried by shame-based material and needs a different approach. Useful with one trusted friend rather than alone.
If your situation involves compulsion that is damaging your marriage or your work, get a counselor. A book is a supplement to that, not a replacement for it.