Your Boy: Raising a Godly Son in an Ungodly World

by Vicki Courtney

Overview

When popular speaker Vicki Courtney released the best-selling Your Girl in 2004, and Beth Moore declared it “A must read for every daughter’s mother,” it wasn’t long before a fast-growing audience was naturally requesting Your Boy. After all, parents are seeking help to grow godly sons as well. And as the mother of two boys herself, Vicki rises to the occasion with this inspiring, tell-it-like-it-is new favorite.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433676932
Publisher:	B&H Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/01/2012
Edition description:	Second
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.68(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Vicki Courtney is a speaker and the best-selling author of many books and Bible studies. Among her popular writings are the ECPA Christian Book Award winners TeenVirtue and TeenVirtue Confidential. Vicki and her husband have three grown children, a son-in-love, a daughter-in-love, and a grandchild. They live in Austin, Texas where they are blessed to have all of their children living nearby. More information can be found at VickiCourtney.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1 It's a Boy! 7

1 Snips, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails 9

2 Roll Call: Is Dad Present, Absent, or Both? 19

3 A Mother's Sphere of Influence 27

Part 2 Hot Wheels to Hormones … and Beyond 39

4 Moms Who Cleave Raise Boys Who Can't Leave! 41

5 It Was Easier When Girls Were Yuck 53

6 Searching for Worth in All the Wrong Places 71

7 Babylon: Will Your Boy Bow Down? 89

8 Surviving a Sex-Obsessed Culture 103

9 Staying in Line When Online 121

Part 3 The Hijacking of Biblical Manhood 139

10 Warrior or Wimp-How Not to Raise a Mama's Boy 141

11 Manhood, Masculinity, and Marriage Redefined 153

12 Passing Down the Formula for a Virtuous Wife 173

13 Raising Your Boy to Be a Real Man 185

Acknowledgments 203

Notes 205