LTG (Ret.) William G. Boykin - Man to Man: Rediscovering Masculinity in a Challenging World

Advance Praise for Man to Man

In Man to Man , my dear friend and American hero, LTG William Jerry Boykin, has clearly laid out Gods master plan for men and our crucial role in American culture. The future of our nation depends on reestablishing Godly manhood and this book is the strategy to get us there. Get it for yourself, the men with whom you keep company, and tell your church about it.

Oliver L. North,
bestselling author of The Rifleman

Young men aspire to it. Women admire them. A real man. We all understand that when men get it right, everyone winsmen, women, children. But when a man gets it wrong, everyone hurts. Badly. Its not easy being a real man in a culture where the definition of masculinity is in a moral free fall. In a day of extremism surrounding gender issues, Man to Man offers a refreshing and respectful balance in pointing the way to real manhood. Every man needs a manly mentor to show him the path to real manhood. Jerry Boykin is such a man. His military resume over a lifetime in Special Operations speaks for itselfone tough hombre! There is more. In this book you will go beyond the warriors resume. You will pull the curtain back to find the warm, relational heart of a family man. Boykin gives valuable insight into five key elements of real manhood. We all need to take it to heart.

Stu Weber, pastor and author

Man to Man is a timely book that cuts straight to the foundations of masculinity. This book is a practical guide to real masculinity and is full of personal accounts and war stories that make the authors points while keeping the reader glued to the book.

Honorable Ken Blackwell,
former US Ambassador UN Human Rights Commission, former mayor of Cincinnati

Man to Man is a refreshing and timely look at masculinity at a time when men are confused as to how the term applies in their lives. With over thirty-six years in the U .S. Army, serving in the Green Berets, Rangers, and Delta Force, LTG(R) Boykin has served with real men and this book reflects what he has learned about what real masculinity is according to Gods design.

Bishop Larry Jackson,
Bethel Outreach International Church

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Man to Man:

Rediscovering Masculinity in a Challenging World

2020 by LTG (Ret.) William G. Boykin

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Contents

M en who fear God, not people, can change the world! As a veteran of the Marine Corps, former law enforcement officer, and policy maker on the state and now national level for years, and as the president of Family Research Council, I can tell you with certainty Americas future will not be decided by what happens in Washington, D.C., or even in your state capitolit will be decided by what happens in homes all across America, including yours. God-fearing men who love their wives, invest in their children, and embrace their role as the spiritual leaders of their homes can turn America around.

Those are not just words. I believe that. So much so that it has become my lifes focus. I have never been more excited in my adult life, about the future of this country, than right now. Yes, there are many bad things happening in our culture; the challenges are almost indescribable. I never thought I would see some of the moral insanity I see today. Yet, I am also seeing good things, opportunities God has given to the church in this moment, that I never thought I would see. It is up to men, who know God, to become what He has designed us to be, so we can be used by Him, to change the world around us. Consequently, I believe the greatest need in America today is for men to stand courageous and fearlessly follow God, like the author of this book, Family Research Council Executive Vice President, General Jerry Boykin.

General Boykin spent over thirty-six years in the United States Army. He is a mans man. His last duty was at the Pentagon as the deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence. He has played a role in almost every recent major American military operation over the last four decades, serving in Grenada, Somalia, and Iraq. From 19781993 he was assigned in various capacities to Delta Force. Not only was he a founding member of the Delta Force, he has also led Green Berets and other special operations units many times. Among his many successful operations was one in October of 1983the beginning of the end of the Soviet Communist regime. A major at the time, General Boykin worked as an operations officer during Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada. During a dawn assault to free government officials, held by the Marxist Peoples Revolutionary Army, he was shot in the arm with a fifty-caliber round, splitting his bone completely in two. He was told he would never use his arm again, but God had the final say and today you would never even know he was injured. His citations for valor are too numerous to list.

God has had His hand on this man from start to finish and He is not finished with him yet. General Boykin is an author, an ordained minister, a professor, and a decorated war hero for which he has my most profound respect and admiration. His courage and commitment to the truth extend beyond the physical field of battle. He not only has been willing to lay down his life for his country, he has been willing to lay down his life for his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and his reputation to serve Him. General Boykin will not shut up; he will not back up; he will not give up. He is a hero among heroes. He is the kind of man I want by my side in the spiritual war that is raging in America today. I believe as the apostle Paul relays to us, in the orders from our heavenly Commander In Chief, that we are to honor those who are deserving of honor. As this man has stood and continues to stand, I certainly honor him, Im grateful for him, and I am honored to provide this forward and pleased to recommend his book, Man to Man .