Your Boy: Raising a Godly Son in an Ungodly World

The much-anticipated "sibling" to Courtney's bestseller Your Girl offers biblical advice on growing godly sons. Tell-it-like-it-is chapters including "Raising Your Boy to Be a Real Man"; "A Mother's Sphere of Influence"; "Surviving a Sex-Obsessed Culture"; "Staying in Line When Online"; "Manhood, Masculinity, and Marriage Redefined"; and more are seasoned with practical, experience-based guidance. 224 pages, softcover from B&H.

Simply titled Your Boy, author Vicki Courtney’s book takes the reader on a wild ride into the world of boys. For this fasten-your-seat-belt journey, she urges moms to do their part in rearing godly boys in an ungodly world. Courtney hammers home that boys grow up before we know it, so it’s best to equip them at every stage with the tools they will need to grow into godly manhood.

From Hot Wheels to hormones, the author mentions her own trials and triumphs in bringing up two sons to be godly in a world saturated with sex. Founder of Virtuous Reality Ministries, Courtney is not bashful about revealing the moral impurities infiltrating the most unsuspecting places. “[A]s mothers, we (need to) rest in the settled peace…that our sons are always under (His) watchful eye.”

A mom’s sphere of influence is huge but is not meant to be polluted with manipulation, like Rebekah did with Jacob (in the Old Testament) to carry out her own schemes. Courtney offers a contrasting biblical example: “Hannah knew better than to think that Samuel belonged to her.”

Perhaps the author attempted to cram too much between the covers of this book, like encouraging moms not to diminish their high calling by coddling their sons; add to that the mission to rear their boys in godliness. Toss in, yet, a crash course on surviving a sex-obsessed culture, and she may have had material for several volumes. All the more reason, perhaps, for moms busy rearing their boys to get this much for the price of one! – Cheryl A. Cecil, Christian Book Previews.com

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Reviewed by Yvonne (Havelock,NC), December 11, 2008

I loved this book! It was an eye opener and filled with information that I feel is needed for our time. As a mother of a son, its nice to have a book that is written from a mother to other mothers about how we can navigate our sons through this ungodly culture. The book really gave me a lot to think about and start with using with my four year old son now. I also like the fact that she knows whats its like to have a child in Christian school as well as public schools. As a mother who has a child in Christian school it made me reconsider my "hands off approach" and realize that I still have to be an active part even if he is in a Christian school! Thank you Vicki for sharing and informing!

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