Subtitled: Discovering the secret to a man's soul.John Eldridge uses theology, stories, and life experiences (you don't need to be an outdoors man to relate) to explain that men need to be 'Wild at Heart' AND to give men the permission to do so!
It started good, got a little repetitive with examples and anecdotes towards the middle, but finished up nicely.
I recommend the book whether you like his theology or not. This book gives a good go at putting masculinity back in being a Christian man. Wild at Heart is not in the traditional 'self help' writing, but really encourages us not to be so passive and wishy-washy in this day and age of Christian men being 'tolerant' of so much. Most churches have reduced mans goal to being a 'really nice guy'... that doesn't really sound like the men in this verse, does it?
Mt 11:12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it. (NIV)
Revised and updated? Not sure it added much to the book but I suppose its nice to have extras when its getting an anniversary reprint. I find the Daily Prayer in the back repetitive and long.
[Disclosure: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com http://BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.]
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