Becoming Better Men
Stories from Seventeen Years of Letters
- Men
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2024
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Publisher's Description
By writing letters to one another, three men learned how to share ever-deeper feelings. They stretched one another to find more honest ways into intimate conversations with their parents, sons and daughters, wives, and friends. Through their letters they developed an accountability, challenging each other to acknowledge "stuck" places and move past them. Their letters are filled with humor, dreams, stories of wounds from their upbringing, and poignant heart-warming stories. Readers of this book will discover ways to enrich their own relationships.
Endorsements (4)
“To me, this is a remarkable story of the role of faith in sustaining the richness of life. As each of the three men in the ‘Neighborhood’ navigate relationships, parenthood, activism, and work, they find discernment and sharpen the values that drive them through these epistolary exchanges. Filled with humor, insights, and provocative questions interlaced in the recordings of ordinary life experiences, we come away enriched by the emotional and cognitive intimacies shared with us by these lifelong friends in their journey into wakefulness.”
“It takes courage for men to become vulnerable to each other. We have been taught to hold each other at a distance, to play out of our strengths and hide our weaknesses. To commit oneself to set aside this enculturation and intentionally open our deepest places to other men is to challenge the surrounding culture. I have known the power of such moves in my life and commend the conversations in this book as groundbreaking for men.”
“A refreshing and meaningful take on male friendships! Becoming Better Men gives the reader front row seats to the formation and deepening of wonderful relationships between men. Excerpts from letters between these three offer a tasty recipe of sharing, vulnerability, and support. They are a worthy lens through which any man (or woman) could examine the relationships in their own lives. This book truly illustrates the value of cultivating a vibrant and complex Neighborhood of men.”
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