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FamilyLife Today cohost Bob Lepine takes men deeper into what it means to be a Christlike husband. Providing a clear explanation of the spiritual priorities for any godly husband, he supplies practical pointers for making real-life changes. Readers will learn exactly what God expects from them according to biblical principles--not cultural fads. Discover the advice and teachings offered by Bob Lepine and other men who are seeking to follow the divine call of God--to truly be a Christian husband and learn how to put it into practice.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	01 septembre 2009
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441266552
Langue	English

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PRAISE FOR
THE CHRISTIAN HUSBAND
Bob Lepine writes with eye-opening honesty, gentle humor and compelling wisdom about the most important calling in a married man’s life. Not only is this a must-read for Christian men, but also it is a prince of a book for couples to read together.
D AN A LLENDER , P H .D.
P RESIDENT AND P ROFESSOR OF C OUNSELING M ARS H ILL G RADUATE S CHOOL , S EATTLE , W ASHINGTON A UTHOR , I NTIMATE A LLIES AND B OLD L OVE
What a refreshing and courageous voice in the soupy haze of wedding-dom. My advice: Young man, don’t get married without it!
H OWARD G. H ENDRICKS
D ISTINGUISHED P ROFESSOR AND C HAIRMAN , C ENTER FOR C HRISTIAN L EADERSHIP D ALLAS T HEOLOGICAL S EMINARY
The Christian Husband is biblical, entertaining and, best of all, practical. A helpful book for all men who want to be the type of husbands their wives want to have.
M ARY K ASSIAN
A UTHOR , T HE F EMINIST G OSPEL AND MEMBER , T HE C OUNCIL ON B IBLICAL M ANHOOD AND W OMANHOOD
A readable, reliable road map to what it means to be God’s kind of husband.
D R . C RAWFORD W. L ORITTS , J R .
A SSOCIATE U.S. D IRECTOR C AMPUS C RUSADE FOR C HRIST
This is Bob Lepine at his best, teaching men how to bring the best out of the woman God has called them to love, lead and honor.
D R . T IM K IMMEL
A UTHOR , B ASIC T RAINING FOR A F EW G OOD M EN
A challenge to men to be the husbands God has called us to be: sacrificial, servant leaders. This book delivers both the tools and the encouragement to fulfill the biblical calling on every Christian husband.
D R . G ARY R OSBERG
A UTHOR , G UARD Y OUR H EART
Bob Lepine is a thinker and has a great sense of humor, qualities that make this a refreshing book.
S TU W EBER
A UTHOR , T ENDER W ARRIOR : G OD ’ S I NTENTION FOR A M AN

© 1999 Bob Lepine
Published by Bethany House Publishers 11400 Hampshire Avenue South Bloomington, Minnesota 55438 www.bethanyhouse.com
Bethany House Publishers is a division of Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan. www.bakerpublishinggroup.com
Bethany House Publishers edition published 2014
ISBN 978-1-4412-6655-2
Previously published by Regal Books in 2005. Originally published by Servant Publications in 1999.
Ebook edition originally created 2011
Ebook corrections 09.26.2014
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New American Standard Bible , © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
Other versions used are:
Amer. Std.—American Standard Version , 1901.
NIV —Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version ®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.
Cover design by David Griffing Edited by Amy Spence
DEDICATION
To the men who may someday come calling, asking to marry Amy and Kate Lepine. You would do well to read this before you call. To Jimmy, John and David Lepine. May you, as husbands, succeed where I have failed. To Mary Ann. You have affirmed, accepted, encouraged and loved me well. You know best that I am still learning how to implement what I’ve written in this book. Maybe after I read it a few more times, I’ll begin to get it right .
CONTENTS
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One The Qualifications of a Christian Husband
Chapter One
Manhood Redefined
Chapter Two
Masculinity by the Book
Chapter Three
Courage and Fear
Chapter Four
A Man and God’s Word
Chapter Five
A Man Who Walks with God
Part Two The Model for Husbands—Jesus Christ
Chapter Six
The Husband Who Leads in Prayer
Chapter Seven
The Husband Who Hears from God
Chapter Eight
The Husband Who Loves and Leads
Part Three The Task—How to Really Love Your Wife
Chapter Nine
Love Her with Commitment
Chapter Ten
What Real Love Looks Like
Chapter Eleven
The Goal of Love
Epilogue
Endnotes
FOREWORD
In the fall of 1992, an experienced broadcaster made a huge decision of faith—a heroic decision to move his family from San Antonio to Little Rock to become the cohost of a daily radio program for families.
This radio program had no name, no stations lined up to air its broadcasts, and its host—me—had virtually no experience on radio. Talk about faith! Let me introduce you to that courageous man, the author of The Christian Husband , Bob Lepine.
Because of Bob’s leadership, FamilyLife Today was born. Now many years later, our radio program is heard in more than 500 communities by more than 1.5 million folks every week.
You really get to know someone when you go through something so challenging and demanding as birthing a “radio baby.” Like any growing infant, this daily program required feeding, rocking and, yes, countless diaper changes! Bob stood by the cradle through it all, and I’ve learned much about him as a man as we’ve sat together behind the microphone for thousands of broadcasts.
Over the years, I’ve laughed with him as he’s done his Elvis shtick. I’ve sat around a bonfire, singing songs from the ’60s. I’ll bet you can’t name one that he doesn’t know the words to.
Bob and I also have been through a couple of deep and dark valleys together; how a man perseveres under fire tells you a lot about him, and I can tell you that Bob is a good man—a very good man. I learned much by watching Bob keep his wife, Mary Ann, a priority as he managed his growing brood of five children.
In these pages, Bob peels back his heart and honestly shares the insecurities that every man feels as he takes on the mantle of loving and leading his wife. You’ll be able to relate as Bob shares some of his failures and the lessons learned.
Make no mistake—this book is not a fluffy, Bible-lite approach; you’re about to receive the biblical job description for becoming a husband. God speaks often and powerfully through His Word in this book, and at the end you won’t be left scratching your head about just what God requires of a man who seeks to love and lead his wife.
If you’ve ever wondered as a man what it means, practically, to love your wife, then you’ve found some answers in this book.
If you’ve been puzzled by how you can practically be the spiritual leader of your wife, look no further. The box top to solve that puzzle is in your hands.
It’s time. Strap yourself into your favorite chair and get ready to have your concept of what it means to be a husband challenged and stretched. Like me, you’re going to grow to like Bob Lepine and appreciate his ministry in your life.
Yours for a Family Reformation—One Home at a Time, Dennis Rainey
If I wanted to find out whether a man was a Christian, I wouldn’t ask his minister. I would go and ask his wife. If a man doesn’t treat his wife right, I don’t want to hear him talk about Christianity. What is the use of his talking about salvation for the next life if he has no salvation for this?
D. L. M OODY
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
In July of 1992, I sat across from Dennis Rainey at a conference room table. We were meeting to discuss the possibility of my coming to FamilyLife to help launch a new daily radio program. After more than 15 years of ministry to families, Dennis was looking for someone who shared his passion for marriage and family.
“Does ‘family’ make you weep?” he asked. “Does it make you pound the table?”
Did I have a passion for families?
I knew what the answer to that question was supposed to be if I wanted the job! I had a passion for my family. But did I have the kind of passion that would be necessary to sustain a daily radio program where we talked about marriage and family issues every day?
The flicker of passion I had on the subject at that meeting has been fanned into a flame in the years since I joined FamilyLife. I have come to see how integral the institution of the family is to everything God has ordained. Before there was a church, before there was a government, before anything else, there was a family. I have come to see that healthy marriages and families are at the top of God’s priority list.
My own passion on the subject has been fueled in large measure by Dennis’s unwavering passion. In recording more than 1,500 radio programs, I have been mentored, challenged, coached and shaped by his steadfast convictions and his commitment to God’s Word. I’m sure that as he read the manuscript for this book, he found himself nodding, as many of his own thoughts are here expressed in my words. It has been a privilege to be both his coworker and his friend over the years.
Special thanks are also due to the team at FamilyLife that holds our radio program together. These are the people who have picked up the slack for me while I’ve worked on this book: Eric Platner, Keith Lynch, Phil Krause, Mark Ramsey and Andy Watson shape each of our daily broadcasts, with able help from Sheryl Colcough. Mike Clowers returned phone calls to radio stations on my behalf. Tonda Nations assisted in research for this book in the same way she helps prepare us for each radio program. And, as always, Christy Bain keeps the details of my life and my work in order. You guys are a great team. I appreciate you. Now, get back to work.
Thanks, too, to Dave Boehi and Mark Whitlock. Dave is an editor par excellence , and his feedback on this manuscript has made it a better book. Mark’s advice is always well reasoned and wise beyond its years.
Thanks to the team at Servant for embodying their company name. Special thanks to Bert Ghezzi, who believed in this project from the beginning