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Just finishing up Hero: Becoming the Man She Desires from Fred Stoeker, and I really liked it. He doesn’t pull any punches calling men out on falling short of the hero women want. He goes after everything the world holds dear to “being a man” and says that giving in on our standards shows how little we know about masculinity. In one chapter he talks about how Christian men say we love God then prove how little we do by our actions – illustrating the statement in the fact that we write out our favorite Bible verses in our social network profiles then list our favorite movies alongside them – like Wedding Crashers and The 40-Year Old Virgin – and it doesn’t add up. Powerful stuff, very conservatively written, hoping that we stand up to be men and heroes not be weak and lose the battle for manhood. Familiar content, dozens of references to Every Man’s Battle, interesting perspective from his son who coauthored the book with him. I’m not sure how an entry-level teenager would respond to the book, but a committed Christian student (and my sons) should eat this up on their way to becoming a man. B+
JG
