No More Christian Nice Guy by Paul Coughlin Summary
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Paul Coughlin's provocative manifesto challenges the emasculating "nice guy" Christianity that weakens men spiritually and relationally. Endorsed by Dr. Laura Schlessinger, this book asks: What if Jesus wasn't meek, but assertive? Reclaim authentic manhood without becoming a jerk.
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When Niceness Becomes a Cage
Picture a man who nods through every meeting, swallows every criticism, and smiles through gritted teeth at family dinners. He's praised as "such a nice guy" at church. His wife can't explain why she feels so alone. His children can't recall a single time Dad fought for anything that mattered. This isn't virtue-it's a slow suffocation dressed up as holiness. Across American churches, a quiet crisis unfolds: men are confusing weakness with godliness, passivity with peace, and fear with faith. The problem isn't that these men lack character-it's that they've been sold a counterfeit version of it. They worship at the altar of approval, mistaking the absence of conflict for the presence of love. What if the greatest threat to your spiritual life isn't your worst sin, but your best behavior? What if the nice guy finishing last isn't noble-he's just lost?
The Jesus We Refuse to Know and How Churches Rewrote Masculinity
The Anatomy of the Nice Guy and How Churches Built the Cage
When Nice Guys Lose Everything That Matters
Reclaiming the Path to True Strength
Practical Steps for Living as a Good Guy
The Rebellion That Redeems
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