Book Review: Wes Yoder's Bond Of Brothers

The precarious nature of relationships and the repugnant nature of our generic physiological mould both give vital clues as to why lots of male folks bottle-in their emotions. And this is irrespective of our Christian faith! Infact, a lack of communication or a stifled one at the very least, is one of the chief reasons why most marriages fall apart today.
Tiger Wood's inglorious fall from grace is still so difficult to swallow. Though he's unwittingly managed to explain the state of his mind with the ill-advised attempt to reconnect with his long demised father advert. The whole world now knows he is longing for something.
Unlike the female counterparts who are quick to express their emotions or seek help from agony Aunts or professional helps; Men tend to appear as tough Old boots,and this is at their own peril.
Instead they are quick to start off a heated conversation with other men on social issues, the weather, sports, jobs and business; leaving out the unyielding emotional and psychological challenges for their in-built reservoirs to store them for another day.
Not all terrains in life are uncharted.
 

Having met with varied generations of men myself that'd gloss over real issues in preference for short-lived topics;I find myself nodding in agreement with Wes Yoder on the issues raised in Bond of Brothers. He stressed the need for Men to begin to connect with other men in other to address issues affecting their innermost beings.
Issues such as how to resist temptations of pornography or how to cripple marital infidelity;how to deal with temperaments as a result of nagging partners; even how to deal with the daunting prospects of giving away our daughters in marriage to another brother[it is only a man that can know what another man is capable of doing].

In effect, Wes stressed on the need for Men to imitate Jesus Christ who deliberately chose to be vulnerable at the hands of his closest male friends.Certainly, majority of men feel threatened,insecure, and out of sorts when in the company of other men. Understandably a grey area, but this is an invaluable goldmine to receive deep inner-healing, and power with God and men abounds in doing so.

In short, it is crunch time for men to start communicating with men on real issues, thereby bridging father-son relationships, and also learning to trust God and other men with one's life by entering into the fellowship with the Bond of BrothersBond of Brothers: Connecting with Other Men Beyond Work, Weather and Sports.

I'd very much recommend this book for every man, women who longs to understand their partners, and all those that wish to break the vicious cycle of spiritual stagnancy affecting men.