What is God's calling for men? What character qualities does he value? What is biblical manhood, and how is it cultivated? Nathan Busenitz answers from the lives of men in Scripture - Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Daniel, Paul and others - who wrestled with the same issues men face now, and who therefore make better models than the examples the culture offers. The book is organized around eight marks drawn from their lives.

Those marks are treasuring God's Word, refusing to compromise, waiting on the Lord, praying with boldness, leading with courage, reflecting God's love, serving with humility and counting the cost. Each is set out from the narrative of a particular life rather than asserted abstractly, which keeps the book from becoming a list of ideals. Practical and pointed, and well suited to a men's study group working through a chapter at a time. 256 pages.