Men here are a couple of books I’ve read lately that have challenged me and been good reads.

Why Men Hate Going to Church 
By David Murrow
Gives a lot of insight into why men struggle with wanting to set foot into a church building these days. A good read and a compelling argument for why church services either need to be more man oriented or else why our outreach needs to be focused more outside the church walls.

Samson and the Pirate Monks: Calling Men to Authentic Brotherhood
By Nate Larkin
Sounds like a boys adventure novel, but this is a cut to the core honest book about the authors struggle with a personal battle with sexual impurity and how the Lord brought him out of it and into a refreshing gathering of men who shared deeply and honestly with each other.

Larkin has established a men’s ministry called the Samson Society, based on the belief that too many men see the biblical hero Samson as their manhood model, yet he was a solitary figure who eventually was overcome by moral weakness. The Samson Society creates an environment that I think most men crave.