Seven Seasons of a Man's Life, The

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Summary: Scripture Centered Family Leadership
Review: I received this book from a good friend during a particularly hard time in my life. Pat's ability to hammer home the real stuff that today's husband and father must deal with, and tie it back to God's word is unique and a real gift. A hundred times I saw myself in Pat's scenarios of life, dealing with frustrations, triumphs and tribulations.

This book is targeted to the open minded individual seeking to develop a lasting maturity that will make him a better husband, father, and follower of Christ. It might not be for those who lack patience or the willingness to submit to God's word and learn from the teaching of the Bible.

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Summary: Scripture Centered Family Leadership
Review: Listening to Morley (I bought this book on tape) is like attending an adult Sunday school class where the speaker is pedantic, shallow and long winded.

The title enticed me into thinking that Morley would have insights to share about a man's journey along the thinking of Daniel J. Levinson - NOT.

In a nutshell Morley preaches " accept Jesus, love your wife, pray for your kids and get a decent job." Save your time and money there is nothing her but warmed over Sunday school pablum.

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Summary: Life changing
Review: Morley really does break it down. I would accuse him of stealing my life story, but I know that most men struggle with these same issues.

This book is not for the faint of heart. You must be willing to be open and honest and look at your life from a diffent angel. Morley does an excellent job of driving home the hard truths through obvious examples and situations that he experienced himself.

All in all, a great read for any man who is looking for that pure joy only found in a close walk with Jesus. I am grateful for the opportunity to read it.

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Summary: Generalities
Review: This is an okay men's book designed to generate reflection and discourse. I found that most of the generalizations were pretty close to what I experienced in my own life, although the recommendations/suggestions were not always that strong or helpful. Morley's prior book, Man in the Mirror, was a little better than this one. I picked up Seven Seasons because I thought there would be more in-depth discussion on the challenges that men face. True, there was a little more, but it was pretty much the same material as Mirror, with a touch here and there.

I found the weekend seminar that Morley's group sponsors to have had more of an impact than simply reading this book; however, the seminars also were designed towards setting up small group discussions on the material, which I really didn't care to participate in.

This book makes a good read one time through, and then looks good on any Christian man's bookshelf (along with all those other must-haves to impress the wife and guy friends). Borrow this from your church library or from a friend, but save your money and give it to mission work instead.

Peace Out.