Men's Secret Wars

By Patrick A. Means

Book Overview

The need to talk honestly about the real issues facing Christian men has never been greater. Though they may feel reluctant to seek help and embarrassed to admit it, many men are fighting secret wars against stress, burnout, unhealthy relationships, temptation, and sexuality. What many don't know, however, is that these battles can be won.This newly repackaged edition of Men's Secret Wars provides tested strategies for defeating the secrets that threaten men's private lives. Through the candid stories from the author and other men who have fought similar battles, readers will learn to recognize the "at risk" factors that precede the development of a secret life and will take comfort in the fact that they are not alone in their struggles. Includes new writing from the author, personal growth questions, and a leader's guide for small groups.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800731379
• ISBN13: 9780800731373
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Great Book!

This book is a real eye opener. I recommend it highly. As good as it is, any book, in my opinion, can really only be a good door. This book as well as other factors, has led to family counseling which is literally, by the grace of God, saving our marriage and family.

Special Interests?

I would have to ask why someone is so adamant that phychotherapy is the key; when I know many people who spent many $$ could attest that it is useless. Somehow I have a hard time thinking that going to 'even an atheist' phychotherapist could be a good idea; let's go get the spiritual man healed by someone who denies the Master Healer - good idea?? Or let's spend 100's of hours and thousands of $$ dissecting the old nature when were simply supposed to crucify it through faith. Maybe the most benefit generally belongs to the phychotherapists coffer.

A Christian Men's book with all the guts!

Patrick Means sees the male heart with truth, grace, and passion. Means speaks from experience about work, women, sex, and an authentic "Romans Chapter 7" relationship with God. This book is not a "mountain top" experience. However, if you have experience with "Men's work," you will be pleasantly surprised. He draws in the man that goes to church and has chosen to be disconnected from feelings, relationships, and other men. He also addresses those of us who have gone outside the church for truth and grace(Warrior Weekends, Mens groups, and other initiatory experiences).If you want to take a Christ centered journey with your shadow, read Means.

Read it! Then, read it again and watch your life improve.

Patrick Means treds where the average Christian man has been trained not to go. Through frank testimony of personal moral failure, repentance, and redemption he allows the rest of us to see where the spiritual land mines are BEFORE we must cross the field.Christian men have become accustomed to hearing impotent "just pray about it" advice for their struggles. We've learned to act as though everything is OK when inside we've been dying.Means exposes the facade of modern Christian man for what it is -- a seemingly solid covering for a cancer of unresolved pain beneath. By honestly sharing his trials and temptations he catalogs his own journey to wholeness, while at the same time offering practical, solid advice for how we can do the same.Come into your own as the man God created you to be -- don't settle for second best when an incredible blessing awaits. Men who are vulnerable, sharing their hurts with other men, are the true heroes of this world and the next.Read the book! There's a new you inside.

Fantastic, insightful and worth $500 in my opinion.

I've read nearly a hundred books around the topic of personal growth and this by far is the most valuable resource I've come across. It's worth every dime you'd throw at a therapist trying to get this information. Change your life. Read this one men!