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Summary: Must read for all Husbands, Fathers, and those who want to b
Review: A very comprehensive and exhaustive guide to leading your family through todays jungle. A must read for man that wants to be a husband or a father. This book helps to put everything into perspective and helps you to 'Put Your Family First'. I've read it two times and I'm working on my third. One of the most inspiring books I have ever read.
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Summary: An excellent book for younger fathers
Review: I have read a number of fathering, parenting and family books over the years and this is one of the best. There was nothing startlingly new here for me, but it summarised just about everything I have gleaned from other sources.One quibble: p154 (of the version I have) elevates the full-time ministry. As an example of a godly man Farrar shows how many of a particular man's descendants became pastors. And that is the problem for many men: we have few role models who are in 'normal' secular jobs and we therefore think that we can't be spiritual giants.
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Summary: OK advice wrapped in offensive glossy & stupid theory
Review: Some helpful practical tips on things like prayer, but you have to get past some awful drivel to get there. In the attempt to convince the fathers he's aiming at that they should invest more time and love on their kids (not a bad thing itself), he makes ridiculous and offensive dismissals, such as: mothers as irrelevant to parenting; any family structure other than nuclear as having only existed in the last generation - dismissing entire continents and ages; and any generation apart from the present one as unimportant. Like I say, you get past this and the macho allusions they're dressed in, and there's some OK advice. However there is also the pernicious subtext that, 'Don't worry if your son is greedy, materialistic and unGodly, just so long as he's straight, gets and stays married, holds down a decent job, and doesn't touch drugs, phew, you've won the war.'
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Summary: This book's impact on my life is second only to the Bible.
Review: Steve Farrar has touched the essence of what it takes to be a Husband and Father in his book Point Man. He steps up to men with an "in your face" look at the realities of life as a man in today's society and provides sound advice on how to stay focused as the head of the family. He doesn't shy away from telling men that they will have to make hard choices and his words dare any man to make the wrong choice by providing "real-life" examples of the impact wrong decisions by Fathers and Husbands have had on families. Point Man should be required reading for every male prior to marriage. And, as the father of three little girls, it will be required reading for all potential sons-in law.
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Summary: Very realistic and practical
Review: The authoritativeness of Steve Farrar's book is borne out in the successes and failures that I experienced as the father of three (now on their own) and a husband of 33 years. He addresses issues with advice I would have welcomed on many occasions in the past. I'd say it's a must read.
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Summary: Invaluable Resource for Christian Men
Review: There are a lot of great books for Christian men on the market today, but this is definitely one of the best. My husband attended a seminar where Steve Farrar was the guest speaker, and that seminar changed my husband's life. My husband came home with a whole new concept of what it means to be the spiritual leader of a family. It helped him shape a whole new identity that he'd never been able to conceptualize before. Steve Farrar has a very powerful message for men. My husband and I highly recommend all of his books. I even bought a copy of this book for my brother-in-law for Christmas. Steve's wife Mary has also written a similar book for women called Choices.
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Summary: Every Man Can Become a Man of God
Review: This excellent resource for every (any) man has helped me and my small group (men) grow in our Christian walk. There are principles covering all areas where we struggle. I read it four years ago, and I have quotes from it in my daily planner, on my desk at work, and in my Sunday School lessons - even to this day.
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Summary: Helpful and Discouraging
Review: Ultimately, Point Man may help many men lead their families toward safe terrain. But I had numerous problems with this book. Farrar seems to underestimate the importance of investing in daughters. He argues that men should focus more on their sons than their daughters. He also lightly suggests that white families may follow in the destructuve footsteps of African American families: with no father in the home and all. This did not seem an appropriate suggestion to me.My third problem is that the first fifty or so pages of Farrars book (which are poorly written) are tainted with dooms-day propoganda intended to scare we men into action. I realize that this book was written many years ago, but despite Farrars claims that the family is going to hell, and so is society, crime is now down for the eighth year in a row, abortion rates are down, teen pregnancy is down, violence and drug use are down as well. Where's the doom Steve? I am tired of Christian writers failing to be objective in their literature. I can hardly trust the Christian writer to tell me the plain truth. This book is not all bad. Farrar encourages men to take charge, lead, love, protect and strengthen the home through staying on track with God. Get off your buts, seems to be the battle cry. And so Steve's voice is important.But the writing is so poor that I can only muster up two stars for this book. By the way, every other book I have reviewed I have given five stars. I'm an easy sell. But I'm not buying this. The message is important, but the messenger is cliche.
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Summary: the most important book a christian man can read
Review: when i was first given a copy of this book in 1994 i read it on the advice of a friend. it literally changed my life! i always knew being a good father was important, but didn't realize how important. i also wasn't aware how important it is to be a godly husband. i have since met steve farrar and ws even further blessed. i would reccomend that any man, christian or not, should read this book. you owe it to your wife, your children and yourself. i have repeatedly referenced this book for speeches and sunday school lessons for five years. farrars other books are also wonderful. but this one, "point man" could possibly be the most important book any man can ever read besides the bible. God bless... keith reid
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