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Summary: Too Much Talk, Not Enough Substance.
Review: I read this book after a friend recommended it to me. I was really looking forward to the insights that the authors supposedly were to have. Unfortunately, the authors didn't have many. Starve your eyes, guard your heart, defend your mind, and cherish your wife. That sums up the last third of the book and the part that is most applicable to one's life. The first two-thirds of the book talks about the problems the authors had with lust, how they overcame it, how wicked men are, and how much better we will be if we follow their advice. Which basically boils down to keeping your eyes away from sexual images and honoring women as your sisters.I'm sorry if that sounds negative, but EVERY MAN'S BATTLE was a real let down for me. As a single man who has honored women, but who has struggled with lust (but apparently not as much as other men do), I was really looking forward to some new tips and positive advice. There is some positive advice, but there really are no new tips. However, the authors take more time telling about problems and talking about how wicked men are than they do about giving helpful advice. Not only that, but contrary to what the authors claim occassionally throughout the book, this is a book for married men, not single guys. True, single men who have never confronted the demon within may find the information in the book quite useful. However, for guys like me who have strived their whole lives to live a life of purity and have honored and held women in the highest regard, it really isn't worth reading. If anything else, it makes single guys long even more to be married, even if that is not what God is calling them to do. I'm sorry to say this, because I really wanted to like this book, but overall there's just too much talk and not enough substance.
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Summary: Very good book even for us single men
Review: I'm a single man, but I bought this book for a sundy night class, I hope to be married some day and glad I learn the information before I'm married. I learned alot about my own wiring as a male, that helped me understand myself better.
one point that I keep geting through out the book, is that sexual fullfillment for men is not just about intercourse, but also viewing or "ogling", and if wives provided husbands with opportunities to "ogle" them(dressing up, watching them undress, seeing them get out of the shower), then that makes the battle much easier, cause it generates genuine gratification from the proper source. the one criticism I have, yes we should depend on God as the source of our strenght, but they act like males are animals that can only act on instincts. There are things through out the book, but the most wild one is(remember this is writen to married men):When a woman comes on to you, act like a dweed. Be boring, unitresting, unhip atc., to Kill" her attraction", I would hope no one else was around, but if that the case , you turn and run!!!
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Summary: A logical Approach to Sexual Temptation
Review: This read gives men a tool to logically understand, and take control of their sexual temptation. It would be great if Churches could do more in this area to help out the many who are struggling. I believe that few come forward, because the subject is still given the cold shoulder. The book hit things head-on, and made no room for beating around the bush. If you are interested in living a life that brings purity to your mind, and pleases God then I recommend Every Man's Battle. We are under constant sexual temptation throughout our daily lives. One of the things that hurts the most is women are unaware of what men are going through, and the pain that follows.
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Summary: Must read for married Christian men
Review: Every man really does struggle with sexual temptation, but it's a battle that every man can win as well. The rewards from winning this battle are greater than I ever imagined, and this book was a HUGE help. If you're serious about tackling this area of your life, this book will add to your arsenal in the fight. Generally does not deviate too far from Scripture in its teaching. If you're younger and/or not married, I would strongly reccoment "Every YOUNG Man's Battle." The last 3 or so chapters of this book apply pretty muche exclusively to married men, though the rest of the book is pretty good for both married and single men. As a single guy, this book was still really good, but could have been better.
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Summary: The battle is joined by a flower child
Review: I am the toughest audience for a book like this. I was raised by very wild beatnik parents, and scarcely wore clothes until I was ten years-old. Sexuality was as free and raw and wild as on a Polynesian island. As children, my siblings and I witnessed many obscene acts by an early age, and learned to think of our bodies as instruments of pleasure and expression, not--as the book so rightly teaches--a part of God. The biggest revelation I had upon reading this book was that SHAME, as a concept, is actually quite a positive thing. Without it, society would be in pure orgiastic chaos. My parents never taught me to be ashamed of such libidinous urges--they taught me that it was completely natural. But diseases are natural. Wars are natural. And, as the authors so deftly point out, goodness and value in society is entirely dependent upon pious restraint, which is dependent upon shame, embarrassment, and guilt. These feelings are not negative--they teach us to control our basest desires and allow the spirit to live more purely. This book has had such a powerful effect on me that I have decided to stop masturbating, to stop looking at women sexually, and to give a vow of celibacy until I'm married. This will mean great sacrifices, and I may lose the affections of my current girlfriend (who is an exotic dancer); but my eyes have been opened, and the truth is brighter than any sexual urge. God help me.
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Summary: a definite challenge
Review: Guys, I guarantee that this book will challenge you someway somehow. Straight talk from a couple guys who wanted to change and wanted to share that with other guys. You might not be ready to accept their challenge when you read it, but you won't forget what they've said even if you don't. And it might just change your life. This book will probably come as a shock to a lot of women, so beware. This one is written for married men, but what it says applies to all guys. It's a little better than the one they wrote later for teenagers and young adults. Married or not, this book is the one I would recommend.
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Summary: Guilt is not the way
Review: reviews
Now I've seen everything, a book that makes males feel ashamed every time they get an erection. I skimmed through it and could not help but shake my head at the nonsense printed in this rag. God gave us eyes to see, to marvel and to admire. he gave us a penis to enjoy, to find gratification and to be more in touch with our inner selves. I don't need some self appointed shrink telling me that looking at adult material or fantasizing or masturbating is wrong. This book will do more harm then good in the long run. Don't waist your time or money; instead buy a book which affirms your God given sexuality and enjoy.
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Summary: A must read for all men.
Review: What an amazing book grounded in Biblical teachings. Every man should read this book to find the love for his wife again and again. The real life examples lend themselves to reaching each man at some level in their sinful nature.
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Summary: Needs revisions
Review: I felt that in his opening story about the female jogger, the author (Steve) described her a bit too sensually, to the extent that the mere reading of it could cause lustful thoughts for some men. Some of "The Heart of a Woman" sections are good, but the comments in Chapter 16, where the author's (Fred's) wife indicated that she felt men are "untrustworthy pigs" would be better left out. If anything, reading this would discourage men from being honest with their wives and sharing their struggles. She also feels that all men lust after other women all the time, yet she doesn't want to accept that a woman might also be attracted to another man at times. She seemingly reluctantly admits it might be remotely possible when she says, "I suppose it could happen to women who have unfaithful husbands or whose husbands are lazy toads or insensitive couch potatoes" (as if being lazy or a couch potato would justify a wife's being attracted to another man anyway). We all know that lust isn't limited to men, nor are they the ones who always initiate affairs. The book seems very one-sided against men, and (for the most part) unsympathetic toward them. Women are held up as being pure and virtuous, while men are painted as depraved and untrustworthy. This book is geared toward married men, with the implication that the main reason for purity is to cherish your wife. However, single men also need to remain pure, and that is not addressed. From what I have seen of the author's other book, "Every Young Man's Battle", it is geared toward young, never-married men. The needs of older single/divorced men are apparently not addressed in either book. Some good material in this book, but it could benefit from serious revisions.
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Summary: Straight to the Point
Review: This book is a must read for every Christian man. The topic is so unsafe in a church setting. It takes guts just to buy it. After successfully overcoming physical temptations, I found myself left with the intense burden of mental temptations. While feeling stronger from the lack of physical failings, I knew that I could not have complete intimacy with my wife or with God unless something changed. The authors of this book pull no punches, laying it out in black and white. I thought I was doing pretty well until I read this book. Until I am sick of my sin, I won't change. Well, I am sick of my sin, and I am changing. The desire for my wife has returned stronger than ever and we are on the road to the intimacy God planned for us.
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