See more of this title: Hazards of Being a Man: Overcoming 12 Challenges All Men Face

Being a man is hazardous. When the opportunity comes to learn from someone else's mistake instead of making your own, take it! Men have been struggling with the same problems since biblical times. From well-known men like Adam and Samson to more obscure men like Achan and Elkanah, the Bible is filled with stories of men facing the hazards that men still face today. Hazards of Being a Man tackles twelve hazards all men face and paints a compelling picture of how to live as a better man. Pastor Jeffrey E. Miller, who based this book on his popular and successful series on Bible.org, gives to field-tested advice on the way out of these common male hazards: Deflecting Responsibility Manipulation Misplaced Priorities Individualism Lust Insensitivity Absence Partial Obedience Unresolved Anger Discontentment Unteachability Unchecked Motives With questions for individual study or group discussion, Hazards of Being a Man offers you a way to start living betteras a husband, father, single, colleague, leader, or friendtoday. Jeffrey E. Miller is senior pastor of Trinity Bible Church in Richardson, Texas. Besides books and articles for magazines and journals, his teaching can also be found online on the popular website Bible.org.

The problems men face today are not new; they have been around since the time of the Bible. Insensitivity, lust, individualism, absence, manipulation, unresolved anger--even a cursory study of Bible characters will expose all of these moral and emotional battles. Jeffrey E. Miller challenges men to acknowledge their common struggles and weaknesses to help them become better men. Developed from his featured Bible teaching series on Bible.org, Occupational Hazards of Being a Man focuses on a different Old Testament personality with a unique problem in every chapter. Miller tackles these tough and pervasive issues to help men realize that these hazards are not unique to them, but that they are issues that all men face--and can overcome. This honest and freeing book is perfect for men's small groups, pastors, counselors, and individuals.