{"id":3533,"date":"2012-08-07T01:00:21","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T08:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/?p=3533"},"modified":"2012-08-06T15:50:53","modified_gmt":"2012-08-06T22:50:53","slug":"raising-real-men-review-and-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/07\/raising-real-men-review-and-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising Real Men – Review and Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Raising<\/a> I\u2019m glad to have discovered Raising Real Men<\/a><\/strong> by Hal and Melanie Young, especially now that Katelyn and I have our own little man to raise.<\/p>\n

This book is a treasure-trove of biblical wisdom, seasoned advice, and good-natured humor. The Youngs (parents of six boys) aren’t sharing theories; this is advice from the trenches.<\/p>\n

The best thing about Raising Real Men<\/strong> is that it helps clarify the difference between outright misbehavior<\/strong> and masculinity-in-the-rough that just needs some shaping<\/strong>. Biblical manhood often involves taking risks, getting dirty, fighting, and the like. Rather than squashing these impulses in our sons, we need to channel and direct them for God’s glory.<\/p>\n

We can’t really do this unless we know what Scripture says about being a man, and Hal and Melanie consistently point to Scripture as the standard.<\/p>\n

I love these words from their introduction:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis book does not outline a Five Stage Program for Building Godly Men. It does not feature a Master Checklist to Chart Your Way to Family Harmony. There are programs like that which some families find very effective, while others find them less than helpful.<\/em><\/p>\n

What this book offers is a biblical perspective \u2013 note \u201ca\u201d, not \u201cthe\u201d \u2013 on understanding how boys think, and why that is, and what can and should be done about it. As we\u2019ve raised our sons, we\u2019ve found that many of the troubles and concerns we had were clarified when we looked to what God intended them to be. The situation looked different when we truly valued manly virtues and masculinity and when we understood that we had to rebuke sin but should not change our boys into something they were not.\u201d <\/em>(from page 18)
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The topics they cover include:
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