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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2006 4:46:41 GMT -7
I've read Stoeker's books. I've read Weiss's books. All were found to be quite helpful in dealing with sexual immorality. But I needed something more-something that defined who I am supposed to be as God wants me - as a man, a husband, a father and a friend.
Eldredge's Wild at Heart was recommended - ended up going thru that book in a men's discipleship study. I (and we) don't recommend it.
Way back last October when my secret life was being exposed, I read a book by Stu Weber titled "Tender Warrior".
It changed my life. It started me on the path of healing that continues today. This past spring, I read his follow-up book - "Four Pillars of a Man's Heart".
I recommend both of those books in that order. A clear, Scripturally based definition of who we are supposed to be as God intended is what you'll get.
I also read a third book of his called "Spirit Warriors". It's not gender-based and is somewhat along the same lines as Neal Anderson's "Bondage Breaker". I recommend Spirit Warriors to everyone.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2006 9:48:11 GMT -7
Hello Bulldawg,
I've never read Wild at Heart myself, but know that a lot of people recommend it. Just wondering--what is it you didn't like about it?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2006 6:49:58 GMT -7
Two things stood out to me and us:
1. Blame game (particularly father wounds which he devotes a lot of time too, but never seems to conclude).
2. Emotional "damsel-in-distress" opinion. Nothing tugs at the heart more than a damsel in distress - male or female - I understand-I've been there, and will be again.
What the book lacks is clear direction. Decisiveness. An action plan. No wake-up calls, no clear-cut discussion regarding authority in our lives-the major one being we answer to one of two authorities-our own, or God's.
The author makes some good points here and there - and it appeals more often to women than it does men. But compared to Tender Warrior and Four Pillars of a Man's Heart, it's not even in the same ball park.
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