Daddy Tried: Overcoming the Failures of Fatherhood

Sarah said All fathers and future fathers should read this book.. (note: the book was purchased under the account of "Sarah," but this review is written by her husband)When I first opened Tim Bayly's "Daddy Tried," it didn't take long for me to realize that I was not reading a typical book on fatherhood. I was immediately met with a realization that I don't have this "father" thing figured out as well as I had hoped. Full of conviction and authority, the book retains its strength throughout. It is a quick read that's easy to follow, but by no means is it an easy read. Any reader who . when someone says "pastoral" they often mean "ignore Biblical truth and act like a pyschiatrist Ben Carmack The quality that most stands out about Pastor Bayly's book on fatherhood is the very thing that stands out in his blog writing, preaching and speaking: it is a pastoral book.Today the term "pastoral" has been loaded with all sorts of meanings. Generally, when someone says "pastoral" they often mean "ignore Biblical truth and act like a pyschiatrist." Less the Apostle Paul, more Sigmund Freud, or something like that.That is NOT the pastoral style that informs this book and drips from every page. Bayly is direct. He punc. Tommy said Get it, read it, and after you're done weeping, go and do it.. This is by far the most convicting, and therefore helpful, book that I have read on this subject. Pastor Bayly points men to Christ, and to His relationship to His Father, as the biblical paradigm to which we must all aspire. This is no ivory-tower or theologically technical tome, but a warm and self-reflective exhortation to roll up your sleeves and do the hard work of being a father and husband who is also a sinner.In a culture that despises God and His authority, Tim reaches out to those who have experienced real ty

Overwhelmed by their failures, it's easy for fathers to feel they have blown it for good and can't redeem themselves. One generation to the next, imperfect men chip away at God's original design for daddies, leaving a flawed pattern for their sons to follow. Drawing from decades of his own journey as an imperfect son, father, and pastor, Bayly makes it clear there are no quick fixes. Daddy Tried makes no apologies for being a book for men. Its subject is the male-only club of fatherhood. Every father knows failure. It comes with the te