Menarerediscoveringtheimportanceofthespirituallife.AndFatherLarryRichardsishelpingthemdoit.Whilesomewritersapplyaone-size-fits-allapproachtotheChristianlife,FatherRichardsdrawsonhismanyyearsofministryandhisownexperienceasamantoinspireothermenasmen.InBeaMan!,herecountshisstrugglestolearntruemanhood,aswellastheinspiringstoriesofothershehasservedinhisdecadesasapriest.Hetellsmenhowtofocusontherightgoal,howtoliveasabelovedsonofGod,oftheneedtoacknowledgeone’sfaultsandtoliveaccordingtotheHolySpirit,tobeamanoftrueloveandofwisdom,toappreciateproperlythedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen,topursueholiness,andtomakeadifferenceintheworld.Notpreachybutdirect,FatherRichardschallengesmentobestrong,withoutputtingonamaskoffalsestrengthormachismo.Hecallsmentoadmittheirweaknessesandlimitations,whileurgingthemtofindstrengthinfaithandgenuinelovetoovercometheirsinsandfaults.Althoughacelibatepriest,hemincesnowordswhenitcomestotheplaceofsexuality--fortheunmarriedmanaswellasforthemarriedman.Heshowsthattruemanlinessisnotopposedtolovebutthrivesonit.FatherRichardsstressesthatarelationshipwithChristrevealsthemeaningofaman’slifeandhisidentityasaman.Heinspiresmentobecomethetrueheroestheylongtobe--menofauthenticcourage,compassionandintegrity.Thisisahighlyreadablebookformenbyamanwhoknowshowtotalktomenaboutthethingsthatmattermost.
