I bought this as my Bible to read in 2016. I have read it enough to now review it. At first I was reluctant for a few reasons.
1. I have more Bibles than any sane person should. I don’t need another Bible.
2. I think we are saturated with niche Bibles and doubted we needed another one.
3. I am gun shy about men’s material. It seems most stuff for guys falls into certain streams. Men drive big trucks, clear a field, build a castle, catch your own food and rescue the women. Or we are told we are workaholics, lazy, brutal, passive, and don’t do enough. In fact most of the worlds problems are our fault. Finally we are told we aren’t so bright so we need something so simple even a man can understand it.

I know I am being very broad brushed here but compare the average Mother’s Day sermon and Father’s Day sermon. Men don’t hear much about the dignity, honor, joy, responsibility, and importance of manhood (unless you just slayed another dragon and saved the village.)

So why did I break down and buy this?
1. It comes from Crossway, a publisher I highly respect.
2. I am familiar with some of the contributors and I value their work. Others I have been interested in checking out and this seemed a valid way.
3. It’s the English Standard Version, my go to translation.

A Few Features.
There are devotional book introductions, some additional articles as well as an index and glossary. There is no concordance, maps, or other study helps.

The heart of this Bible is the devotional articles. They are located on the same page (or close) the related text. These are good devotionals and make this a valuable resource. While they are short, one page articles, they are not superficial. Each set of articles in a book are by the same author so there is consistency.

The articles are devotional. They do provide some background and context to make sure the article is faithful to the text. There is then the devotional application geared towards men in various phases of life. These devotionals remind us of the value, dignity, honor, joy, and responsibility of manhood. I never felt beat up or shamed but encouraged and challenged. The articles do not shy away from hard stuff but in the end the goal is moving a man’s heart towards Christ.

There are a few things I’d like to have seen. For the record I have the tru tone cover.

1. Font size. It’s readable but a little harder for my aging eyes.
2. Chapter numbers. These as well as subheadings are gold and hard to see.
3. Reading plan. I would like to see a reading plan. Following my yearly plan there were days I read multiple articles and other days none. I am sure with a little work I could have developed one but it would have been nice.
4. Available as a stand alone. I really appreciated the devotional material but I didn’t really need another Bible. I’d like more resources like this but can’t justify a new Bible every time.

In the end you will benefit from this resource, both the Biblical text and the additional materials.