Stand Firm and Act Like Men by Joby Martin

Stand Firm and Act Like Men

Becoming the Man You Were Created to Be Instead of Who the World Says You Are

Joby Martin, Charles Martin

Hachette Nashville · Print & ebook · October 7, 2025

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Who it’s for
A devotional, skill-building read for steadying your footing without much fuss.
Genres
Men's Issues (Christian), Church Leadership, Spiritual Warfare
Published
Hachette Nashville, October 7, 2025

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About this book

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From a bestselling author and pastor, a straight-talk, no-nonsense guide to becoming the man God calls you to be. We’ve all seen the headlines. Masculinity is in crisis. Men are lost. What’s the matter with men? We are confused about what masculinity is and what roles men play in our culture. Manhood, says Joby Martin, is harder than ever because we have forgotten what true masculinity looks like.

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Real, Biblical manhood is not about driving big trucks, having the biggest guns, or hunting the biggest buck. (Though he’s a big fan of all of those, truth be told.) True men of God surrender themselves before the cross, serve and lead their families, put on the full armor of God, and stand guard against the lies that threaten to tear our churches and our culture apart. In this book, Pastor Joby walks through what the Bible means when it says, ‘be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong, and let all that you do be done in love’ (1 Corinthians 16:13). He guides readers through what scripture says about who men are, how they should act, and what it means to be a man in today’s culture, and he asks tough questions about how God calls men to respond. Stand Firm and Act Like Men is a call for men to rediscover Biblical manhood in their churches and cities, and to love, serve, and support their families and one another.

Steady Ground

A devotional, skill-building read for steadying your footing without much fuss.

Come here for

  • devotional, instruction-forward pages
  • Bible-rooted guidance on love, gifts, women

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  • direct Christian personal-growth framing
  • daily dip-in pacing

Where it sits

Men's Issues (Christian)100%
Church Leadership29%
Spiritual Warfare28%

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Publisher categories

  • Marriage & Long-Term Partnerships
  • Christian Family & Relationships
  • Men's Issues (Christian)
  • The Pursuit of Happiness
Authors
Joby Martin, Charles Martin
Publisher
Hachette Nashville
Published
October 7, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Marriage & Long-Term Partnerships