Bearded Gospel Men

The Epic Quest for Manliness and Godliness

Jared Brock, Aaron Alford

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN: 9780718075026
• Subtopic: Religion

A Devotional That Dudes Will Actually Read!

Is there a connection between hairiness and holiness? Some would say a hearty “Yes!” In fact, the world is in the middle of a beard mania. Events like Movember and Decembeard are becoming global movements and manly sites are appearing all over the internet. Is this just another fad? And what does it say that so many of the most famous Christian communicators have or did have a beard?

Throughout history, Christian men have gloried in male pattern magnificence. Saint Benedict of Nursia wore a superb double forker. The benevolently-bushed Euthymius wouldn’t allow clean-shaven monks to enter his Judean Desert monastery. St. Francis of Assisi had a beard, and now there’s a Pope named after him. He’s clean-shaven, but we’re praying for him.

Of all the great Christian men who wore beards, none stands so highly as the headless martyr Sir Thomas More. On the day of his beheading, the tufted knight supposedly positioned his beard away from his soon-to-be-severed neck, saying: “My beard has not been guilty of treason, and it would be an injustice to punish it.”

But of course, Bearded Gospel Men is about far more than beards – it’s about manliness and godliness. Through this 31-day devotional, men are inspired to rise to a higher calling. The humor and facial hair is the perfect means to have a broader conversation about living a faithful life.

So, let’s study some of these famous Bearded Gospel Men!

Table of contents

• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Ignatius of Antioch: Lion Food (And Loving It!)
• Chapter 2: Good King Wenceslas: The Merry Christmas Boxer
• Chapter 3: Saint Boniface: Versus the Mighty Thor!
• Chapter 4: Moses the Black: The Murderer Marauder Martyr
• Chapter 5: D. L. Moody: Gospel, Music
• Chapter 6: Daniel Nash: Spiritual Napalm
• Chapter 7: Saint Luka of Crimea: Doctor of the Church
• Chapter 8: Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist Extraordinaire
• Chapter 9: John the Baptist: Less Is More
• Chapter 10: Dirk Willems: Anabaptist Lifeguard Martyr
• Chapter 11: Sir Thomas More: The Beard Hath Committed No Treason!
• Chapter 12: Charles Spurgeon: Cigar-Chomping Prince of Preachers
• Chapter 13: G. K. Chesterton: Frenemy
• Chapter 14: C. T. Studd: Mustachioed Gospel Cricketer
• Chapter 15: Zacchaeus: Of Camels and Trees
• Chapter 16: Saint Valentine: Patron Saint of Lovers (and also Beekeepers)
• Chapter 17: Joseph of Cupertino: The Beard Who Could Fly
• Chapter 18: Festo Kivengere: The Billy Graham of Africa
• Chapter 19: Keith Green: You Put This Love in My Heart
• Chapter 20: Agnes Bojaxhiu: Is That Even a Dude’s Name?
• Chapter 21: Saint Augustine: Earnest, Active, Vigorous, Bearded
• Chapter 22: Johannes Kepler: Bearded Space Man
• Chapter 23: Saint Denis: Heads Above the Rest
• Chapter 24: Francis Schaeffer: Fundamentalist for Jesus
• Chapter 25: Saint Patrick: Slave to Snake Fighter
• Chapter 26: Thomas Barnardo: Mutton-Chopped City Builder
• Chapter 27: Josiah Henson: A Great North American
• Chapter 28: Charles Monroe Sheldon: More Than Bracelets
• Chapter 29: Saint Nicholas: He Came Here to Give Presents and Slap Heretics. And He’s All Out of Presents.
• Chapter 30: William Booth: Prophet of the Poor
• Chapter 31: Francis of Assisi: Preach the Gospel at All Times; When Necessary, Use Beards
• Afterword
• Acknowledgments
• Notes
• About the Authors