How to be a Man

What does it mean to be a man?

In a world of online noise, macho masculinity, broken relationships, extended adolescence, and aimlessness, young men are desperate for direction. The Man'o'Sphere draws some to anger and domination. Peter Pan syndrome pulls us toward comfort, fantasy, and delay. Both paths promise fulfillment. But leave us hollow and lost.

How to Be a Man offers a better vision.

Written as a father's letter to his son, this book is a Christian guide to manhood built around the Ten Commandments. With humor, honesty, biblical wisdom, ancient stories, historical examples, psychology, and personal reflection, Patrick Stitt calls young men to accept responsibility for their lives and live out their God-given mission in love.

This book challenges men to:

Believe in harsh truth in an age of noise.

Take responsibility instead of blaming others.

Leave the world better than they found it.

Reject envy, lust, bitterness, cowardice, and drift.

Live your destiny!

Whether you are a young man trying to find your way, a father hoping to guide your son, or a mentor looking for words that matter, How to Be a Man is an invitation to step out of boyhood and into the hard, joyful destiny of becoming a man.

Live out your God-given destiny.