Wld at Heart

WILD at HEART
By John Eldredge

What can I say about “Wild at Heart”? I liked the basic premise that men need to embrace masculinity instead of apologizing for it. Eldredge argues that men should feel free to be "wild at heart." A deep relationship with God is key to a satisfying and meaningful life for a man. I am in full agreement with this. However, I did not like that it addresses all men as though they were the same. Many men have served in the military, saved lives, reared masculine sons and feminine daughters and been warriors for the kingdom of God and yet did not necessarily enjoy hunting or any other stereotypical "masculine activity" you can think of.

WILD at HEART is certainly not a bad book. And though based more on Eldredge’s own experiences than scripture, it is thought provoking. But remember, sometimes real courage is meeting the daily grind of life head on and still living with purpose.

(This book was provided for review, free of charge, by BookSneeze.com. I was not compensated in any way and all opinions are 100% mine.)

Derailed

Derailed
Five Lessons Learned from Catastrophic Failures of Leadership

As a pastor, I appreciate reading good books on developing and maintaining healthy leadership. In Tim Irwin's book, he starts out with six profiles of leaders who were derailed in their leadership of well known companies. He then points out ways that we can avoid derailment in our personal and leadership lives.

Self examination is an intricule part of leadership that can be left by the wayside as leaders forget what made them leaders in the first place. The point is, that a failure in character trumps any effectiveness or competence you have in skills and organization. I enjoyed this book and if you're in any leadership position, you'll probably get some real insight from it.