PRAISE FOR

THE CHRISTIAN
HUSBAND

Bob Lepine writes with eye-opening honesty, gentle humor and compelling wisdom about the most important calling in a married man’s life. Not only is this a must-read for Christian men, but also it is a prince of a book for couples to read together.

DAN ALLENDER, PH.D.

PRESIDENT AND PROFESSOR OF COUNSELING
MARS HILL GRADUATE SCHOOL, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
AUTHOR, INTIMATE ALLIES AND BOLD LOVE

What a refreshing and courageous voice in the soupy haze of wedding-dom. My advice: Young man, don’t get married without it!

HOWARD G. HENDRICKS

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AND CHAIRMAN,
CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP
DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

The Christian Husband is biblical, entertaining and, best of all, practical. A helpful book for all men who want to be the type of husbands their wives want to have.

MARY KASSIAN

AUTHOR, THE FEMINIST GOSPEL AND MEMBER,
THE COUNCIL ON BIBLICAL MANHOOD AND WOMANHOOD

A readable, reliable road map to what it means to be God’s kind of husband.

DR. CRAWFORD W. LORITTS, JR.

ASSOCIATE U.S. DIRECTOR
CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST

This is Bob Lepine at his best, teaching men how to bring the best out of the woman God has called them to love, lead and honor.

DR. TIM KIMMEL

AUTHOR, BASIC TRAINING FOR A FEW GOOD MEN

A challenge to men to be the husbands God has called us to be: sacrificial, servant leaders. This book delivers both the tools and the encouragement to fulfill the biblical calling on every Christian husband.

DR. GARY ROSBERG

AUTHOR, GUARD YOUR HEART

Bob Lepine is a thinker and has a great sense of humor, qualities that make this a refreshing book.

STU WEBER

AUTHOR, TENDER WARRIOR: GOD’S INTENTION FOR A MAN

© 1999 Bob Lepine

Published by Bethany House Publishers
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Bethany House Publishers edition published 2014

ISBN 978-1-4412-6655-2

Previously published by Regal Books in 2005.
Originally published by Servant Publications in 1999.

Ebook edition originally created 2011

Ebook corrections 09.26.2014

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