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What Does It Mean To Be a Man? In today and 's society, confusion about male and female roles, identities, and natures bombard us. The media usually portrays men as macho egoists or ignorant simpletons unable to understand women or meet their needs. In a culture that has few role models of healthy masculinity, where can Christian men look to determine the right way to express their manhood? Strong Enough to Be a Man addresses the issue of unhealthy masculinity and offers a model of authentic character and intimacy with God that transcends the world and 's definition of manhood. Tim Riter looks at the nine dimensions of the fruits of the Spirit and discusses how nurturing these traits will help to imbed essential masculinity into one and 's core. He believes that strength defines maleness and that by coupling man and 's innate strength with God and 's, one can develop into the man God created him to be. Strong Enough to Be a Man coaches men on how to: Allow love to be deeply imbedded in their hearts Always respond to the trials of life with joy Find inner tranquility despite the pace of life Never quit even when life seems terminal Develop a kindness that infiltrates their entire being Cherish goodness Keep all of their commitments, regardless of the cost Demonstrate strength, but harness it in gentleness Become men with the character to do what is rightRiter, Tim is the author of 'Strong Enough to be a Man Reclaiming God's Plan for Masculinity', published 2005 under ISBN 9780834121881 and ISBN 0834121883.
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