内容简介
Doyouhaveahyper-hobbiedmaninyourlife?Maybeyouareahyper-hobbiedman.Hobbiesandadventurouspursuitsaregoodforthesoul,saysauthorZekePipher.Infact,thehumanspiritwasdesignedforchallenge,stimulation,evenrisk.Sowhyabookabouthyper-hobbiedmen?Becausetoomuchofagoodthingcanpullmenawayfromtheevenmoreimportantthings—likefamily,friends,andchurch.Butthereisanotherway.Menarecapableoflivingwithpassionandzealwhileatthesametimeremainingbalancedandfaithfultotheirmostimportantrelationshipsandpriorities.Theycanlearntorunhardandrunwell,whilerunningaftertherightthings.Todothis,menneedthehelpandsupportoftheirwives,children,friends,andgreatercommunity.Ifthesebasicsareinplace,watchout.Everyonewinswhenmenareontherun.Passionate,pursuit-drivenmencanmakegreathusbands,fathers,friends,andcolleaguespreciselybecauseoftheirtenacioustendencies.Yetthequalitiesthatmakemenpursueadventureaboveallelsecanwrecktheirlives;overzealousmenenduplosingoutonthebestthingsinlife.Howtohavethebestofbothworldsiswhatthisbookisallabout.
作者简介
ZekePipheristheseniorpastorofHeartlandEvangelicalFreeChurchincentralNebraska.HissermonsarebroadcasteachweekthroughoutcentralNebraska,northernKansas,southernSouthDakota,andwesternIowa.Hisarticlesandphotosappearregularlyinseveralnationalsportsmagazines,includingDeerandDeerHunting,Bow&ArrowHunting,andPetersen’sBowhunting.HeholdsaMasterofDivinitydegreefromTalbotSchoolofTheologyandaDoctorofMinistrydegreefromGordon-ConwellTheologicalSeminary.Hespeaksregularlytomenonissuessuchasmarriage,friendship,parenting,andthelifeofthesportsman.