The Dude's Guide to Manhood: Finding True Manliness in a World of Counterfeits

Discover the path to true masculinityùto an adventurous life of strength, purpose, and clarity.

DidnÆt we used to understand manhood? WasnÆt there a time once when it was clear and straightforward? Are we lost?

Dudes, look around you: The trail we once traveled from boyhood to maturity is now so overgrown, itÆs almost impossible to trace. Our vision is blurred, rendering the map that previous generations followed unreadable. Our compass needles are spinning in circles, making navigation impossible. We are stuck in dense, dangerous woods, and our communitiesùthe wives, children, friends, and colleagues we could be influencingùare suffering as a result.

It can be tempting to give up and, like so many men today, simply exist, but take heart: Now is not the time for men to abandon our quest. We can discover the path to true masculinityùto an adventurous life of strength, purpose, and clarity.

In The DudeÆs Guide to Manhood, pastor, author and dude Darrin Patrick charts a course back toward real manliness, mapping out a vision to help men find significance and influence in todayÆs broken, mixed-message culture. Revealing his own frailties and missteps, Patrick doesnÆt preach at you but walks with you on a journey toward healing and wholeness.

Filled with timeless wisdom, accessible insights and practical guidance, The DudeÆs Guide to Manhood issues an encouraging and doable call to all men, whatever your age or stage. We need not settle for wandering aimlessly through our days, wounded, weak, and passive. Instead, we can get back on the trail, embrace our gifts while facing our imperfections, and trust the God of new beginnings to lead us into all that we are destined to become: forgiven, connected, determined, teachable, content, heroic, and so much more.