Christian manhood is under siege today as never before. The prevailing cultural immorality and identity confusion can warp the vision and taint the character our young men — even those raised in the finest Christian homes. We must do more than fight a defensive battle against such insidious influences: we must actively build a culture of godly, principled, dominion-taking manhood. Douglas Bond does just that in this father-son devotional that engages the critical issues faced by young men. The first of a two-volume series, Stand Fast emphasizes manly topics such as duty, leadership, family relationships, and the importance of knowing the truth. Each of the 27 readings encourages setting practical Biblical goals, and includes thought-provoking discussion questions, Scripture verses to memorize, and suggested reading for further study.
"We desperately need our boys to grow up to be strong men and leaders in our society and especially in our churches... STAND FAST In the Way of Truth will help to do that in a powerful way. Francis Bacon said, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” This is of the latter version, for father and son to chew and digest together. It is what learning and leading is all about. In a fresh way, Douglas Bond covers the waterfront of issues that young men must consider as they ponder the challenges of Christian manhood. Featuring the heroic lives of great thinkers, theologians, and warriors, Bond ultimately points young men to the Bible, the source of Truth. STAND FAST In the Way of Truth will encourage you to focus on practical applications, to reject the pressures to compromise and conform to the culture around us, and to clean out the sin in our lives, and then to live lives that are pleasing and honoring to God. Douglas Bond’s engaging study will help us as men know how to think about our world and our responsibilities as sons and fathers and leaders. I would encourage dads and sons to read it together, to discuss it, to pray over what you’ve learned, and to memorize the key scripture verses together. Christian fathers need to be great leaders and Christian sons need to study leadership and see leadership modeled for them by their fathers. Douglas Bond has given us a book that will help us do that. My prayer is that in chewing and digesting this book, you’ll see God’s great plan for fathers and sons and have the wisdom and courage to follow our great leader, Jesus Christ." BENTLEY B. RAYBURN, Major General, USAF (Retired)
Softcover, 336 pages
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