Matthew McConnell’s Reviews > The Men We Need: God’s Purpose for the Manly Man, the Avid Indoorsman, or Any Man Willing to Show Up > Status Update

“What kind of man do you want to be in your old age? (A) A secure, peaceful, strong man who is good-humored and attentive to others, who listens intently, offers insight, and is a source of wisdom and hope.
(B) One of those cranky old guys who smacks you with his shopping cart at Walmart.”

“‘Line up a hundred men. Watch them closely for a week,’ psychologist Larry Crabb writes. ‘Seventy or 80 will be ruled by a passion called neediness. Something inside them needs attention.’”