Bearded Gospel Men, Jared Brock
Bearded Gospel Men, Jared Brock
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Bearded Gospel Men
The Epic Quest for Manliness and Godliness

Author: Jared Brock, Aaron Alford

Narrator: Jared Brock, Aaron Alford

Unabridged: 5 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 11/07/2017


Synopsis

A Devotional That Dudes Will Actually Read!Is there a connection between hairiness and holiness? Some would say a hearty “Yes!” In fact, the world is in the middle of a beard mania. Events like Movember and Decembeard are becoming global movements and manly sites are appearing all over the internet. Is this just another fad? And what does it say that so many of the most famous Christian communicators have or did have a beard?Throughout history, Christian men have gloried in male pattern magnificence. Saint Benedict of Nursia wore a superb double forker. The benevolently-bushed Euthymius wouldn’t allow clean-shaven monks to enter his Judean Desert monastery. St. Francis of Assisi had a beard, and now there’s a Pope named after him. He’s clean-shaven, but we’re praying for him.Of all the great Christian men who wore beards, none stands so highly as the headless martyr Sir Thomas More. On the day of his beheading, the tufted knight supposedly positioned his beard away from his soon-to-be-severed neck, saying: “My beard has not been guilty of treason, and it would be an injustice to punish it.”But of course, Bearded Gospel Men is about far more than beards – it’s about manliness and godliness. Through this 31-day devotional, men are inspired to rise to a higher calling. The humor and facial hair is the perfect means to have a broader conversation about living a faithful life.So, let’s study some of these famous Bearded Gospel Men!

About Jared Brock

Jared Brock is the co-founder of Hope for the Sold, a non-profit organization dedicated to combating human trafficking, and the author of A Year of Living Prayerfully. He’s happily married to his best friend, Michelle, and his writing has appeared in Esquire, Catalyst, Relevant, Huffington Post, Elite Daily, TODAY.com, and Writer’s Digest. Brock runs a documentary production company, is the director of the film Red Light Green Light, and has been interviewed on 100 Huntley Street and The 700 Club.

About Aaron Alford

Aaron Alford is originally from Ontario, Canada. He has studied improv at The Second City, hitchhiked across Ireland and Italy, and, as a missionary with Youth With A Mission in Modesto, California, helps run a street café for the homeless with his friends. He enjoys beautifying the world with whimsy, compassion, pipe smoke, and an admirable beard.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James

I appreciated the challenge to pursue manliness in this book. I enjoyed the humor found in parts of this book as well. I think it portrays a good mixture of humor and seriousness. I was not so fond of the more typical evangelical heroes that are discussed in this book and the way in which they were......more

Goodreads review by Nora

Author Jared Brock teams up with Aaron Alford and a few contributors I enjoyed. In the introduction, the author states: “A Bearded Gospel Man is something more than just a well-churched dude with a beard. It’s a man who’s letting himself be changed by that gospel. A man who is striving to truly emb......more

Goodreads review by Darrell

Marvelously original. This book starts off as a comical and historical devotional book ABOUT bearded men FOR bearded men. The playful attitude that Jared Brock and Aaron Alford have toward their subject of bearded awareness is merely the hook. But by the conclusion of the book, the reader finds hims......more

Goodreads review by John

This was a great way to reflect on the greatness of many great men in gospel history and justify the hair on my face at the same time.......more

Goodreads review by Brett

Well worth the read, and the thoughts and prayers that accompany it.......more