Growth Into Manhood: Resuming the Journey

I would recommend this for any male, not necessarily limited to those struggling with homosexual issues. It is an in-depth look at what is needed for growth into manhood, and being OK with being a man, and what being a man entails.

There are many good books about struggling with unwanted same-sex thoughts or for some, actions. This book is outstanding, but I couldn't read it the first time I found it because I wasn't ready for the religious background of the book. It's not heavy-handed, but it is part of the book. After two years of reading and a year of therapy I have found a path for healing and growth, and was ready for this book. When you are ready for that..... read this outstanding book. I can't recommend it enough. Also read Cohen's, Coming Out Straight and Van Den Aardwig's, The Battle for Normality.

This book, if you let the truth drill into the core of who you are, will change your life. So many of us, homosexual or even weak hetersexual, refuse to face the facts. At some point in our life we experienced something traumatic, real or even imagined. It injured us in such a way that we withdrew into ourselves and our fantasies.I think I always knew this, but I was afraid to admit it. More, I had no idea how to get beyond my self-pity and feelings of being victimized.Alan Medinger's book gave me the road map I needed, a road map gleaned from painful experience. Just reading the back page in the bookstore I began to feel something working in me. I realize now it was the Spirit of God, the Spirit of truth. In Christ, and with the power of the His Spirit, I know I can be the man God always wanted me to be. And you (if you're a man, of course) can too.

This book is like a gift from a warm, wise and perceptive uncle. As I read it, I feel like I am being mentored by a good man who is telling me about myself in ways I could not find words for. One memorable point is his use of the word "nonman" to explain how I have often felt--can't identify with other men very well yet certainly not a woman. His clear and systematic articulation of what the problem is and how to fix it and his constant encouragement all along the way is wonderful. Even his writing style and the look of the book is attractively masculine. This is a Christian book but even non-Christians would probably enjoy and certainly benefit from Medinger's insights. I highly recommend it, along with Frank Pittman's "Man Enough."

I have to confess I didn't buy the book for me. I got it to help me understand how others struggle and the issues they face. Instead I found it to be a great help to my own personal life. As a man and father with three sons. It was very biblical, practical, and honest. It is a great book for any man who wants to understand God's design for masculinity. This is a great book if your looking for something that is quick and easy to read and understand.