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Weak Men Are Destroying the Church: And What to Do About ItThe church doesn't have a masculinity problem because men are too strong. It has a problem because too many men have forgotten what strength is.Somewhere along the way, the church began confusing passivity with gentleness, weakness with...

A man is something that you become, not simply something you age into.We live in a culture that has become increasingly comfortable with grown men remaining boys. Men who avoid responsibility. Men who pursue comfort instead of sacrifice. Men who demand their rights but refuse their...

In Eat, Sleep, Innovate, innovation expert Scott Anthony and his impressive team of coauthors use groundbreaking research in behavioral science to provide a first-of-its-kind playbook for empowering individuals and teams to be their most curious and creative - every single day. 

For decades we've been told that the solution to broken homes, wounded families, and societal decay is less patriarchy. But what if we've been attacking the very institution God designed to protect, provide, and cultivate human flourishing? In Long Live the Patriarchy: Why God Made Fathers, Andy Parker argues that the problem has never been biblical fatherhood. The problem is sinful men. The answer is not to eliminate fathers but to call them back to God's design through repentance and the transforming power of Jesus Christ.

What does real masculinity look like in a culture that mocks manhood? In IF: The Making of a Man, Andy Parker delivers a bold and thought-provoking exploration of biblical masculinity, inspired by Rudyard Kipling's timeless poem If. Combining personal stories, cultural commentary, history, theology, and hard-won lessons on manhood, Parker challenges men to reject passivity, embrace responsibility, and pursue lives of strength, purpose, and conviction.

This isn’t your typical devotional—it’s a call to action. Most men today are told to sit down, stay quiet, and play it safe. This book says the opposite. Dudevotional Vol. 4 is a hard-hitting collection of poetry and reflections designed to challenge men to step up—to lead, to endure, and to live with strength and conviction before God. Drawing from timeless masculine wisdom and biblical truth, Andy Parker delivers short, powerful readings that push you to reject passivity and take ownership of your life.

Andy Parker has worn numerous hats in life. Professional actor, corporate headhunter, and elected official to name a few. He's also known as a gun-control activist who has appeared countless times in major news outlets, and in 2019 he added “author” to that list, with the publication of “For Alison: The Murder of a Young Journalist and a Father’s Fight for Gun Safety.” With that colorful history comes many backstories from music, theatre, and politics. Some serious, some hilarious, some outrageous, but Andy and his guests are all guaranteed to keep you thinking and engaged. ...

The UX Coach podcast gives people space to share their experiences of working in Digital Design and Technology. Each episode tells the story of someone's career. We focus on career progression, and challenges encountered at every step, at every level of seniority. Your host is Andy Parker, a career coach and founder of UX Coaching.

The second season of the Tor.com Collection includes the following Tor.com audiobooks originally published separately in the winter of 2016: The Drowning Eyes by Emily Foster Patchwerk by David Tallerman Lustlocked by Matt Wallace A Song for No Man's Land by Andy Remic The Ballad of Black Tom by...

It's Good to Be a Man. And no, you don't need to apologize for it. In Dudevotional Vol. 3, Andy Parker delivers a bold, unapologetic call to biblical masculinity in an age of confusion, compromise, and cultural decay.

This book is written for normal working-class guys, who know something is desperately out of whack regarding the church and our culture. This book is an attempt to say, this is why, and this is how you fix it. It begins with you, your wife, your children, your household and your lineage. It begins by making the patriarchy great again. However, in so doing, you should also know that I fully intend on pissing all over every idol that stands opposed to that, particularly, feminism. You’re welcome!

There are no “how-to’s” to be found anywhere in this book. I am not a contractor, or a tradesman, I’m just a tinkerer who tinkers a lot. This book is simply a series of meditations on Christ and life related to our homes and home renovation. Even though life isn’t put together with 2x4’s many of the principles derived and lessons learned, and reflections given, will apply to a great multitude of areas in your life.

Jonah is not about a big fish, but a big God. Jonah is not about an angry prophet, but about a God who is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. Jonah is not about a prophet who goes down to Sheol, but a God who brings the dead to life. Jonah is not about Nineveh that great city, but about a God who is the Conqueror of kingdoms and the Ruler of nations. Jonah is not about a prophet who flees, but a God who pursues. Jonah is not about a king who puts on sackcloth, but about a God who takes on flesh.

This is what the church needs today. It needs men of steely resolve, unshakable discipline, and unbridled optimism. We need men with an absolute obsession with the fundamentals. This will not cap our growth or limit our ability to speak into everything; rather, quite the opposite. This will remove all caps on our growth and will allow the gospel to permeate every area of our lives. What we need is grizzled and gruff men of lore to come before us and hold up an old, well-worn leather Bible in their right hand and say, “Gentlemen, this is the gospel! ”

Do you want to play the game of life? Ecclesiastes is going to show us how to do this in a fallen world where things often don’t make sense and are messed up. For many, if not most, the book of Ecclesiastes is an enigma, packaged as a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, and then placed in some Russian dolls before it is locked up in Pandora's Box. “The Preacher” takes us on a journey from birth to death, running the whole gauntlet of life. Mysterious and challenging, this book is meant to be wrestled through as we discover that God is the answer to every longing of the soul.

Feminism is a cancer that is at the center of the cultural rot and division in our country. It is no coincidence that as feminism has become increasingly accepted, the size of the state has grown to epic proportions. In order for both feminism and statism to maintain influence, control, and power, the home must be deconstructed by removing the head from the equation.

Men weren’t created to drift through life—they were designed to carry weight. Dudevotional Vol. 2: Dudevotional Harder is for men who are finished with shallow devotionals, soft theology, and comfortable Christianity.

Dudevotional Vol. 1: Meditations on Total Badassery and Other Masculine Stuff is a rally cry for men who are done sitting on the sidelines. This isn’t a feel-good self-help book. It’s a call to step into the arena-bloody knuckles, scarred hands, and a fire in your gut. Through raw devotionals, hard truths, classic warrior poetry, and straight-up biblical grit, Andy Parker charges men to embrace what they were born to be: builders, fighters, protectors, leaders, and dangerous men under the command of a good King.

Judah was a hot mess. The leadership was corrupt, the religious establishment was compromised, and foreign nations were gaining in strength. Habakkuk cried out to God to cleanse and redeem his people and to make his nation great again. Through a series of dialogues, we see faith in action as the prophet wrestles with the sovereignty of God. None of this would change his circumstances, but it would change his perspective on them and give him a place to stand as judgment was sure to come.

God’s Gonna Cut You Down is a bold, theologically rich exposition on the prophetic book of Nahum—a scripture often overlooked, yet burning with timely relevance. With razor-sharp insight and pastoral urgency, Andy Parker pulls no punches in unveiling a vision of God who is not only loving but also just, wrathful, and sovereign over all nations. Drawing vivid parallels between ancient Nineveh and the modern world, this book calls the Church to wake from its comfortable slumber and reckon with the fullness of God’s character.