Am I a desirable husband and father?
Am I in charge of my life, or is it in charge of me?
Author and pastor Gordon MacDonald calls these measure-up questions, questions a man asks in times of quiet contemplation as he considers what he is oris not, what he thinks he ought to be, and what he ultimately desires to be.
In When Men Think Private Thoughts, MacDonald takes you deep into the spaces that define a man's life -- emotional, physical, relational, and spiritual -- helping men and women understand and face victoriously the vital issues of manhood. These include:
Regardless of age, occupation, or financial and social status, most men struggle with private thoughts that have stirred the hearts and minds of men for countless ages.
In When Men Think Private Thoughts, you'll travel the inner recesses of a man's mind to unravel the complex, centuries-old questions that shape a man's identity and self-concept. You'll learn how a man's sense of self begins to form even before birth and how the terrain between childhood and manhood affects his adult relationships, spiritual life, and more.
Author Gordon MacDonald takes readers down avenues that include sexuality and masculinity; intimacy, romance, and friendship; and achievement and definitions of success. And he reveals how each road intersects with a man's soul.
You'll look beyond what you've been told makes a man -- perhaps even what you think makes a man -- to the true substance of manhood. MacDonald shows how to put aside stereotypical definitions of maleness that plague men's private thoughts and offers instead a Christ-centered model.
You won't have to question who you are or accept cultural definitions of who you should be once you've read When Men Think Private Thoughts.
He is a frequent speaker at men's and pastors' conferences, lay renewal convocations, and business seminars.
Gordon and his wife, Gail, also travel internationally, speaking to churches and missionaries. They are the parents of a daughter and a son and are also proud grandparents.
GORDON MACDONALD lives in Lexington, Massachusetts, and is the author of more than ten books, including Ordering Your Private World, The Life God Blesses, and Renewing Your Spiritual Passion.
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