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Title: No More Excuses: Be the Man God Made You to Be by Anthony T. Evans, Tony Evans ISBN: 0-89107-896-7 Publisher: Crossway Books Pub. Date: March, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Time to make a difference
Comment: Heard any of these lately:
"It's too late."
"I don't have time."
"It's her fault."
"I don't think it's worth it."
"I own it."
"I can't help myself."
Excuses, excuses, that somewhere along the way, we have used them. It is time that as men we stop making excuses and remove them from our vocabulary. It seems that when we are confronted with something we don't like or someone points out the real truth about us our response is an excuse, we don't accept the blame because we are men. But in reality because we are men we should accept the responsibility of our past, present and future actions.
Author Tony Evans says all the excuses in the world don't change the fact that God has given men certain responsibilities in the home, church, and community, and the only way they can fulfill them is to stop rationalizing and turn to God for what they need.
Nearly every excuse a man can utter about something he addresses each of them throughout the 18 chapters. Evans pretty much hits them all on the head with chapters on feeling worthless, allowing for immorality, clock-punching, playing the lone ranger, business as usual, etc.
In addition to being inclusive on the subject, Evans keeps the tone and vocabulary that have made him a popular speaker for Promise Keeper events and on a daily radio program broadcast worldwide from Dallas where he serves as senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship. He also speaks regularly at crusades, conventions, and Bible conferences around the globe. He doesn't care what race or nationality a man may be, what he cares about are the issues that affect every man.
In the middle of the book, he speaks of the life-changing purpose God had in mind when He commanded fathers to instruct their children. Evans believes in discipline for children ("Whom the Lord loveth, he skins alive" is the Evans rendering of Hebrews 12:6), and he recalls his own father's rigorous discipline. He credits his love for Jesus Christ today to being accountable as a youth to his father at home. He's not hanging out on the corner in Baltimore where he grew up.
Evans' knowledge of the Bible and his ability to relate points to Scripture in colorful language explain his great appeal as a speaker. He draws from the lives of Moses, Jonah, Nehemiah, Peter, David, and a host of other biblical men to make his points. Unlike a lot of preachers who expound on specific sins and then give a general altar call at the end, Evans gives just as much attention to helping men let God empower them so they can move forward and accomplish more than they ever imagined. He makes clear that he has a big vision because he believes in a "big God."
And after sharing this vision, he helps men develop one for their own lives. He urges all men to develop a Vision Statement for their home and family with five specific areas of responsibility: Spiritual, Recreational, Financial, Educational and Community. Not a bombastic know-it-all, Evans uses a lot of illustrations about himself and his family that make clear he practices what he preaches.
This book No More Excuses will apply to the men who attend this retreat. While this retreat is a time for men to gather together it is also a time for us to stop making excuses and get on with the mission God has instilled in us all.
Portions of the review are from Jack Watkins who reviews books from his home in Baltimore, MD.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book for men's group discussion
Comment: Tony Evans does a marvelous job of explaining to men the pitfalls that we face day in, day out. His writing is very down-to-earth, and he does a great job of making Scripture references come alive with his interpretations of Scripture in today's world. I highly recommend this as a book for men's group discussions. My accountability group has been using it for our discussions. This is a very easy read.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Must Read
Comment: This book truly takes God's calling of spiritual leadership and integrity of manhood to the level that it needs to be! T.Evans gets a slow start but gets up to speed as stays there as he takes you "to the hoop" with biblical examples and practical applications of changing your life for God and your family. From dealing with the past and bad examples to lust and homosexuality, this book keep me wanting to read more that my men's group had scheduled for that week :-). If you are a man, you must read this book.
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Title: Time to Get Serious: Daily Devotions to Keep You Close to God by Anthony T. Evans, Tony Evans ISBN: 0891078665 Publisher: Crossway Books Pub. Date: October, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Free at Last: Experiencing True Freedom Through Your Identity in Christ by Tony Evans ISBN: 0802485804 Publisher: Moody Publishers Pub. Date: March, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: The Battle Is the Lord's (Understanding God) by Tony Evans ISBN: 0802448550 Publisher: Moody Publishers Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: God Is Up To Something Great: Turning Your Yesterdays into Better Tomorrows (Life Change Books) by Tony Evans ISBN: 1590520386 Publisher: Multnomah Publishers Inc. Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Our God Is Awesome: Encountering the Greatness of Our God (Understanding God) by Tony Evans ISBN: 080244850X Publisher: Moody Publishers Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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