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live. Welcome to Susie Larson Live, always so honored to get to spend this time with you. In fact,

I look forward to bringing new conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your

faith walk, that deepen your understanding of God's Word, and that heightens your awareness of his

very real presence in your life. Well, today's book that we're talking about today is about men, but today's show is for both men and women. You know, years ago I had a conversation with one of our listeners and he expressed his angst for the way men are constantly the butt of jokes, on the receiving end of broad sweeping judgments, and so often misunderstood. And he gave this example. He said, you know, on Mother's Day at church, women get a flower, they get pampered, they get prayed for, they get blessed. On Father's Day, we're often yelled at from the pulpit and we're dressed down right in front of our family, like we can't ever do things right. And you know what, that may not always be true, but I think it feels true for many men.

So how are you, if you're a man, how are you supposed to be the man God called you to be? Well, Brant Hansen joins me today to talk about, this is a brilliant book. And I'm telling you, I think Kyle Idomen talked about how he manages to both hilariously, be hilariously funny and decidedly earnest. It's like there's this, he's so funny. I laugh out loud one moment that I'm reading and the next

moment you get, it packs a punch because there's so much great insight. His book, listen to this, the men we need, God's purpose for the manly man, the avid indoorsman, and any man willing to show up. If you're a man or if you're a woman, which means this book is for everyone. I want you to text to get in on the drawing. Thanks to Baker Books, we've got five copies to give away. It's such a good and important read. You can text the word book to 877-933-24-84-8-7-933 2484. Let me tell you about my guests we'll get him on the show brand hanson is an

author radio host and advocate for healing children with correctable disabilities through cure

international his podcast with this friend and radio producer the brant and sherry oddcast i love that

has been downloaded more than 10 million times he's the author of several books the truth about

us unoffendable blessed are the misfits and We Need, which is when we're talking about today. He's written for several media outlets, CNN.com, Washington Post, US News, World Report, and many others. And he's written on matters as varied as public policy, culture, sports, and Asperger's syndrome, and even faith. He and his wife, Carolyn, live in South Florida,

and I always love it when he joins us on the show. Brant, welcome back. Good to have you.

Thank you. I'm honored big time. Looking forward to the conversation.

Brant, we love to start just making it very personal, and you write so personally. I just love that.

But what has God been talking about these days?

It's, for me, the last few

years have been about actually trusting him for real. I mean, because I know we say we do. I know

I've certainly said that, but like to believe that he's all I actually will need.

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