Anchor Man: How a Father Can Anchor His Family in Christ for the Next 100 Years

by Steve Farrar

Book Overview

If you thought your parenting responsibilities ended after eighteen years per child, you thought wrong. Instead, it's your privilege to lead your family-and influence succeeding generations-for a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785273085
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Read this one first!

With similarities to "Point Man," this book gives straight talk to men specifically about being a dad. Forget the failures of the past, and start now, wherever you are in the process. Conversational style makes this book easy to read; it's hard to put it down. The author says he wants to "shoot straight" with you, and indeed he does. This book gives good coverage of the many aspects of being a dad, including some you might not even have thought of, and so I say, "read it first." It has good references for futher study on the subject.

Challenging book for Christian fathers

Having read Point Man a few years ago, I expected to be challenged by this book, and I was not disappointed. In it, Steve Farrar takes a realistic look into what it takes to be a successful Christian father. He starts the book by commenting about the social decay we see in the US and around the world. Simply put, Farrar believes (and argues pretty convincingly) that we have a fatherhood crisis and it is destroying our nation one generation at a time.Farrar then explains the bibilical view of fatherhood and the promise of God to bless a man's family (for many generations) if he follows the plan. The last section gets more into the practical steps for a Christian father to take in order to anchor his family in Christ. Overall, the concept of the book is not new, but Farrar's approach is more straight forward than others, and may come off as pretty tough to some readers. He does not pull any punches when he explains that divorce is not an option, that men need to memorize the Word of God, that there is no substitute for spending time with your kids, and how important the man's role is at home. This book has given me a lot to think about and help me to assess the things I do well versus those areas that I have neglected, or postponed.I highly recommend this book to any Christian man looking for a ways to make your family better, and methods for strengthening your walk (and your kid's walk) with Christ. Lastly, if you are considering divorce, whether you are a believer, or not, you should read the first few chapters of this book. It clearly articulates the danger you face, and the problems your kids will face after the papers are signed.

A must for any mans' library

I passed this book on to a gentleman who was bound and determined to get a divorce. This book along with prayer turned his life around. He is now involved in a local church and is committed to keeping is family together as one godly unit! Everyone should have this in their library to save a marriage or family. If you are considering divorce or seperation, please read at least the first four chapters of this book.

Very encouraging and practical book on Fathering

Steve has done an outstanding job on explaining the purpose of fathering and how to go about doing it. The illustrations that he uses aren't ones that you just quickly read over and forget, but ones you take with you. With so much fluff coming at fathers from the media, this book really gives you something you can sink your teeth into.

A practical, applicable and important guide for "real" men.

Grounded in Christian principals, this book is a foundational guide to successful fatherhood in todays chaotic environment. Anchor Man is a real-world evaluation of the challenges and triumphs facing Christian men.