The Virtuous Man is the inspiring true story of Kevin Toney, a gifted musician, and his quest for success. He shares how he embraced a destructive manner of behavior practiced by men toward women - what he calls the "Men's Code." Kevin's story begins at age eight, growing up in Detroit, Michigan, where he was introduced to the "Code" through his own father. Other various experiences that further shaped his attitude and relationships with women are also highlighted. His story continues through his college years and subsequent successes in the music and entertainment industry. It was through these times that the "Code" was solidified, later almost destroying his family. During his marriage he had infidelities, as he couldn't break completely from the code. Then one day after twenty-five years of marriage, his wife confronted him with an affair he was having and his life then crashed. Kevin says " I tried to find alibis but found that God was the only thing that could get me through this. A friend introduced me to God, and said, "You need God." My relationship with God saved my marriage and broke the "Men's Code." Learn the story! The "Men's Code," is a mode of behavior and thought that teaches men to believe that it's okay to disrespect women, to treat them only as physical objects, and to have relationships outside of the marriage. This book reveals the process, the spiritual and practical tools that the author used to help break the "code" and save his marriage. Kevin states, "By all human and worldly standards, my marriage should have failed and fallen apart like so many others have experienced. Only through God's words and miracles am I standing stronger than ever with my wife and family today. Praise for The Virtuous Man "The Virtuous Man is a book for men to learn and know what God requires of them in marriage." - Mike Yorkey, co-author of the Every Man's Battle series "A practical biblical based book for any man who desires to live his marriage as God directs." - Clifton Davis, Host of Trinity Broadcast Network's "Praise The Lord," Actor, Singer, Songwriter and Minister "Kevin Toney is a world class musician and composer who has learned well the formula for creating hit music, yet during his journey through life he was living with a formula for life that was leading to the destruction of his marriage and his family. He discovered how to "Break the Men's Code" and in the process he saved his marriage and his family. Learn the incredible steps he used to "Break The Men's Code" and how he used Biblical Principles to create a hit life!!!! A must read for every couple who struggle with infidelity!" - Willie Jolley, Award Winning Speaker and Media Host and Best Selling Author of "A Setback Is A Setup For A Comeback" "The Virtuous Man is a straight-from-the-heart book full of practical wisdom and personal testimony of victory in one of life's most crucial areas." - Ronn Elmore, Psy.D - Author, How to Love a Man, How To Love A Women "Thumbs up for Kevin's transparency, humbleness and honesty to want to share his bold testimony. The Virtuous Man will inspire all married men who are hiding from their dark secrets to come into the light of honesty and self realization." - Keith Leon, Speaker and Best-Selling Author of, Who Do You Think You Are? Discover The Purpose Of Your Life Kevin Toney is an award-winning pianist, composer, and author who wrote this book from his personal life experience. The Virtuous Man addresses the misconceptions ("Men's Code") that men have learned from an early age. From our nations highest leaders, top sports figures, entertainers, spiritual leaders to men from all walks of life, millions are allowing this erroneous behavior to destroy their marriages. Kevin affirms," It is my mission to give hope and encouragement to men who have lost their commitment, connection and purpose in their marriages, and help bring them back to their wives and families." This book may save your ma

Don’t trust your instincts—there is a better path to becoming a better man. It’s no secret: today’s men face a dilemma. Our culture tells them that their instincts are either toxic or salvific. Men are left with only two options: deconstruct and forfeit masculine identity or embrace it with wild abandon. They’re left to decide between ignoring their instincts or indulging them. Neither approach helps them actually understand their own masculine experiences nor how those experiences can lead them to become better men of God. The Bible doesn’t shy away from the reality of masculine instincts nor all of the ways those instincts can lead to destruction. Examining the lives of five men of the Bible, The 5 Masculine Instincts shows that these men aren’t masculine role models or heroes but are men who wrestled with their own desires and, by faith, matured them into something better. Through this book you’ll discover your own instincts are neither curse nor virtue. They are the experiences by which you develop a new and better instinct—an instinct of faith. By exploring sarcasm, adventure, ambition, reputation, and apathy, The 5 Masculine Instincts shows you how to better understand yourself and how your own instincts can be matured into something better. This is the path by which we become better men.

Nancy Wilson has been a pastor's wife for forty years, and in this book she walks through fourteen biblical virtues to help women of all ages actively pursue fruitfulness in the knowledge of Christ. This book highlights what the Bible has to say about a Christian woman's highest duty, what it looks like to be a leading woman in one's community, and what it means to pursue virtue when everyone else thinks it's no longer important. This encouraging little book includes application questions and assignments which should both challenge individuals and give groups much food for thought.

What it means to be a man or a woman is questioned today like never before. While traditional gender roles have been eroding for decades, now the very categories of male and female are being discarded with reckless abandon. How does one act like a gentleman in such confusing times? The Catholic Gentleman is a solid and practical guide to virtuous manhood. It turns to the timeless wisdom of the Catholic Church to answer the important questions men are currently asking. In short, easy- to-read chapters, the author offers pithy insights on a variety of topics, including • How to know you are an authentic man • Why our bodies matter • The value of tradition • The purpose of courtesy • What real holiness is and how to achieve it • How to deal with failure in the spiritual life

The Secrets to Finding, Nurturing–or Being–an Irresistible Man. Never before has the search for real connection between the sexes been more important–or more confusing. Single women want to know what they should ask for–not settle for–in a mate, while married women wonder how they can nurture godly character traits in their husbands. Men, both single and married, wonder what women really want. Both genders are long on questions and short on answers. Where Can Men and Women Go for Help? In Proverbs 31, Scripture presents a powerful composite of a virtuous woman. But what about the virtuous man–what does the Bible say about him? Popular Bible teacher Michelle McKinney Hammond tackles this timely and important question, digging into Scripture to study key men–from Adam to Christ himself, the ultimate bridegroom–to learn what God requires of husbands and men, and to lay out a trustworthy model of how men and women can live in healthy, fulfilling relationship. Find out what you can do to identify, nurture–or become–a truly godly man and mate in In Search of the Proverbs 31 Man. “This is not a man bashing book, but one that champions the original design for their lives. Women need real men.” –Michelle McKinney Hammond

This book presents a history of spiritual exercises from Socrates to early Christianity, an account of their decline in modern philosophy, and a discussion of the different conceptions of philosophy that have accompanied the trajectory and fate of the theory and practice of spiritual exercises. Hadot's book demonstrates the extent to which philosophy has been, and still is, above all else a way of seeing and of being in the world.

This text looks at Aristotle's claims, particularly the much-maligned doctrine of the mean.

Witty, compelling, and shrewd, Mansfield’s Book of Manly Men is about resurrecting your inborn, timeless, essential, masculine self. The Western world is in a crisis of discarded honor, dubious integrity, and faux manliness. It is time to recover what we have lost. Stephen Mansfield shows us the way. Working with timeless maxims and stirring examples of manhood from ages past, Mansfield issues a trumpet call of manliness fit for our times. In Mansfield’s Book of Manly Men, you’ll see that: This book is about doing. It is about action. It is about knowing the deeds that comprise manhood and doing those deeds. Habits have to be formed, and actions have to be aligned with the grace received. “My goal in this book is simple,” Mansfield says. “I want to identify what a genuine man does?the virtues, the habits, the disciplines, the duties, the actions of true manhood?and then call men to do it.”

A “vivid, unsentimental, powerful” portrait of a Southern marriage by the New York Times–bestselling author of Ellen Foster (Publishers Weekly). “She hasn’t been dead four months and I’ve already eaten to the bottom of the deep freeze. I even ate the green peas. Used to I wouldn’t turn my hand over for green peas . . .” Ruby Stokes has died too young and left her husband, Blinking Jack, behind. With alternating entries from each of them, A Virtuous Woman recounts the tale of their years together in an “exquisitely realised piece of writing” (Elizabeth Buchan, The Mail on Sunday). From their very different backgrounds—Ruby a daughter of wealth, Jack a penniless tenant farmer—to their relationships with their landlord and his family, and the strength they drew from each other in the face of hardship, this story of a marriage is “full of fantastically gritty metaphors . . . A book that will change your dreams” (The Observer). “Gibbons again flawlessly reproduces the humor and idiom of rural eastern North Carolina.” —Library Journal

No man will get anywhere in life without discipline—and growth in godliness is no exception. Seasoned pastor R. Kent Hughes’s inspiring and best-selling book Disciplines of a Godly Man—now updated with fresh references and suggested resources—is filled with godly advice aimed at helping men grow in the disciplines of prayer, integrity, marriage, leadership, worship, purity, and more. With biblical wisdom, memorable illustrations, and engaging study questions, this practical guide will empower men to take seriously the call to godliness and direct their energy toward the things that matter most.