Killing Lions
By John Eldredge & Samuel Eldredge
- Release Date: 2014-09-16
- Genre: Christianity
Description
Accept the wild, daring adventure of becoming a man. Learn about the potential pitfalls, joys, and triumphs that lay ahead as you begin the journey to become the man God created you to be.
We all desire to be self-sufficient and find our own direction as we pursue our dreams. We want to know it all and never ask for help. But sooner or later the thrill of independence gets lost in the fog of isolation and uncertainty.
It’s time to take the pressure off. We were never meant to figure life out on our own. We need mentors and guides to show us the way and share their earned wisdom. Killing Lions was born out of a series of weekly phone calls between Sam Eldredge, a young writer in his twenties, and his dad, best-selling author John Eldredge.
Join the conversation as a John and Sam talk about real life issues and struggles, including:
Figuring out a career and callingDealing with moneyIdentity and validationLove and datingDecision makingSpiritual warfareQuestions and doubts about GodGetting marriedChasing dreamsSetting off on your adventure when circumstances are uncertain.
Killing Lions is more than fatherly advice, it is an invitation into a journey: either to be the son who receives fathering or the father who learns what must be spoken. Rooted in Scripture and full of honest wisdom, Killing Lions will help you face and conquer the trials that lay ahead as you become the man God created you to be.
Reviews
A look for answers for young men
3By Oregongrown68Killing Lions: A Guide Through the Trials Young Men Face. Written and narrated byJohn Eldredge and Sam Eldredge. Available September 9th, 2014 published by Thomas-Nelson and on audiobook by Brilliance Audio. This Father and Son duo has written a conversational book. The son shares his thoughts and feelings about life and his father, a councilor, tries to explain why his son is feeling the way he is, how growing into manhood is challenging and how you can make the change from boy to man while staying under God's direction for your life. Sam wants to share the thoughts and feelings of a generation that many feel is lost. I know that his thoughts and feelings are not much different than my own a decade or more before. What do I do for a job/career? Who will I marry? How does money affect my life? Where is God's place in my decisions? How do I stand "against" Religion and "for" a Relationship with God? The back and forth conversation make the audiobook difficult to listen to as Sam describes what he is thinking about his overall life direction and choices and his father John trying to explain those feelings both clinicly and spiritually. It is a message worth hearing but sounds more like a professor and student than Father and Son. This book uses a lot of references to sociological and psycological theorist along with the bible. An average listener will not understand the references or know who those referred to are. This aspect takes the book from a insightful listen to a educational tome. Killing Lions has great information and I hope listeners can hear Sam's heartfelt questions as they are questions of a generation.
