What does it mean to be a man? When did you become a man? How did you know? Over the years, I have asked men these questions, but they are only welcomed by blank stares. I get it because I was in the same place. It wasn’t until I was 29 that I was confronted with the reality that though I was doing a variety of “manly” things, that didn’t mean that I was a man or knew what it meant to be a man. This all came crashing upon me when my wife became pregnant.

I remember sitting in the doctor’s office moments away from finding out the gender of our child and praying silently in my head for a daughter because the prospect of having a son terrified me. It terrified me because, for the first moment in my life, I realized I knew next to nothing about being a man, so how was I supposed to raise one? However, God, in His providence, decided that this was a prayer request He would not grant me. On October 31, 2013, my son came into the world. Looking back, I now see that was the moment I began trying to learn what it means to intentionally be a man of God by looking to His Word.

Over the last few years, I have found that I am not alone. Men worldwide have similar experiences, fears, concerns, doubts, and questions.

What will follow in these pages is not everything there is to be said about biblical manhood. Honestly, I’m not even starting to scratch the surface. However, I pray that this short book will catalyze your pursuit of becoming the man God created you and redeemed you to be.