John Eldredge should read this book. A+ (2009)

Read this again in 2013

This is great for young men. I used it as a book/bible study with some teens about 5 years ago and they all loved it.

This is not a book I would recommend my sons read as they grow into young men. I believe the arguments laid out by the author do not follow a supported logic structure. The portrayal of men as “slow, plodding and logically bent” and women as “more emotional” in decision making is not scriptural in regards to God’s design, not what I observe in my day-to-day interactions and offensive to both. Finally, the repeated use of the word “aggressive” and “aggression” throughout the book can be quite detrimental to manly behavior rather than a more accurate image-bearing trait of God of “active ordering”.

Chanski broaches the epidemic of passiveness, especially for men. He provides practical, biblically sound advice on how to take dominion the way God intended. I found several chapters particularly challenging and interesting. I’m sure this will be a book I revisit over and over again.

I would not chop the logs exactly like Chanski, but there is more than enough wood in this book for guys to make a warm fire during these cold nights of manhood in our culture.

This is a useful book to take an unmotivated or undisciplined dude through.

Chanski has written the best book I have ever seen in regards to biblical manhood. Men will be challenged to be more bold whether they are single or married or have children or not. God has called men to be men through His Word, and Chanski has done an outstanding job challenging men to stop being passive and to take dominion.

Excellent book! Challenges the modern thinking of what it is to be a man and brings us back to the biblical mandate. Must read!

Five stars to an excellent book! One of the best I've read. I was encouraged to roll up my sleeves and take dominion! I didn't realize how passive I was being in my daily life.

The chapters on vocational laboring and decision making were particularly helpful to me, and revealed to me my unbiblical thinking in some of my assumptions and habits. He doesn't go to great depth, but is solid throughout, and easy to read. He references many other works, so the bibliography is valuable.

Very good book. I wish I read it many years ago! Excellent, challenging, convicting book for all Christian men.

This book was given to me and it was very good. Its topic is men's role throughout different areas of their life with a biblical world view.

An example of a common heresy today is people's thought of either: save the earth at all costs and feel free to recklessly destroy the earth because it will be destroyed. Both are heresies that believers and non-believers alike hold to, which I personally am tired of listening to. "Godly stewardship over the creation requires that we subdue and rule not recklessly, but nobly, with a good end in view." Many could learn greatly from this.
The topics in this book cover different times and issues that men will possibly incur. The importance of picking a vocation and doing it all for the glory of God-not half-heartedly falling into a profession that you give no effort at. The other topics are decision making, spiritual living, husbanding, child rearing, and romance managing. Some of these topics might seem old fashioned but are critical to every man.

I would strongly recommend this book to christian men and it would provide benefit to women.