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The Man You're Made To Be: A Book About Growing Up
What makes a man?
The answer used to be easy. You chopped wood, you wrestled bears, and never showed an ounce of emotion.
Today, thankfully, we’ve started leaving some of those ill-fitting gender stereotypes behind. But what replaces them? How do you make sense of masculinity in a world of mixed messages?
If you’re a young man growing up in this world, then you’re invited on an adventure (well, more of a ramble). We’ll explore the issues that confront us as guys - from conducting relationships and processing emotions, to handling money and behaving online. There may be footnotes.
Drawing on personal stories – mainly about the sorts of mistakes you don’t have to make – and pointing at a role model who provides a much better blueprint for growing up well as a man, this is an entertaining, easy-to-read way to ask the biggest questions: who am I, and why on earth am I here?
Martin Saunders is Deputy CEO of Youthscape.
The answer used to be easy. You chopped wood, you wrestled bears, and never showed an ounce of emotion.
Today, thankfully, we’ve started leaving some of those ill-fitting gender stereotypes behind. But what replaces them? How do you make sense of masculinity in a world of mixed messages?
If you’re a young man growing up in this world, then you’re invited on an adventure (well, more of a ramble). We’ll explore the issues that confront us as guys - from conducting relationships and processing emotions, to handling money and behaving online. There may be footnotes.
Drawing on personal stories – mainly about the sorts of mistakes you don’t have to make – and pointing at a role model who provides a much better blueprint for growing up well as a man, this is an entertaining, easy-to-read way to ask the biggest questions: who am I, and why on earth am I here?
Martin Saunders is Deputy CEO of Youthscape.
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176 pages, Paperback
Published July 18, 2019
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March 9, 2020
Martin is a youth worker by trade and that very much comes across in his writing. Though aimed at men, the many and regular 'quirky' asides detract from the flow of his main points - this is a shame because he does there's a good few nuggets in this book.
August 28, 2019
"You can save sex for marriage, or at least for the most special of relationships, if you want to. That is your decision, and don't let anyone make you feel strange for making it."
... "if you've already had sex, I do not believe that God is angry with you."
Dear autor. I am so disappointed reading this kind of affirmations. And I also find them really dangerous. This is the way we, human beings, try to change the rules, to make our life confortable, even if God tells us firmly that He hates any kind of sexual immorality.
The context of sexuality is marriage.
"The two will become one flesh... //
Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? "
1 Corinthians 6:16-19
Please do something before young people will fail because of your writing.
I've bought 2 of this book and now I am glad that I read it before I gave it as a present to a friend.
... "if you've already had sex, I do not believe that God is angry with you."
Dear autor. I am so disappointed reading this kind of affirmations. And I also find them really dangerous. This is the way we, human beings, try to change the rules, to make our life confortable, even if God tells us firmly that He hates any kind of sexual immorality.
The context of sexuality is marriage.
"The two will become one flesh... //
Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? "
1 Corinthians 6:16-19
Please do something before young people will fail because of your writing.
I've bought 2 of this book and now I am glad that I read it before I gave it as a present to a friend.
July 5, 2019
We all strive to know, live and serve a purpose in life, but what do you do when with this comes all sorts of expectations? I love Saunders style of writing and even though I am not a man, there were certain aspects I could relate to. He draws inspiration and references from both the Bible and real life experiences which makes this book easy to relate to.
Above all, my favorite part of the book has got to be the questions towards the end of each chapter that serve as points of reflection.
I requested an eARC of this book off Netgalley and it's been a thought-provoking read, I'd recommend it to any young man or woman, it'd be great having such conversations earlier on. PS: Is it possible to have a different ebook cover?
Above all, my favorite part of the book has got to be the questions towards the end of each chapter that serve as points of reflection.
I requested an eARC of this book off Netgalley and it's been a thought-provoking read, I'd recommend it to any young man or woman, it'd be great having such conversations earlier on. PS: Is it possible to have a different ebook cover?
June 28, 2019
My heartbeat is to become a better person, and Martin Saunders writes in a way that is helpful, kind, and to the point. Saunders gives readers many questions to visit in their personal journey. Though written from the perspective of a Christian, this book has implications for all readers.
September 26, 2019
A brilliant and important book for young men (and anyone who knows/parents/mentors young men) about how to live distinctly in a confusing world. Martin writes with great humour and humility.
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