Released in the UK March 2022
Released in the US March 2022
Large trade paperback | 136 Pages
9781527108578 • £9.99 $14.99
BISAC – REL012120
Surviving the Trenches
Killing Sin Before Sin Kills You
Joe Barnard
Written for men
Mortification of sin
Arming readers for the fight
Joe Barnard has written a book to help men not only wake up to the existence of sin in their lives, but, in the power of the Holy Spirit, to tackle it head on. This may seem like a daunting task. Although few would admit it publicly, privately many share the deep anxiety that the resources of the gospel are inadequate to deal with – not the guilt of sin – but the power of sin. Sin may look like an insurmountable problem when measured by the stature of a fallen man, but to God, sin is no more than a weed planted in sand. This book is for men who are willing to fight and it will arm them for the task at hand.
Joe Barnard
Joe Barnard is the pastor of Holyrood Evangelical Church in Edinburgh and the executive director of Cross Training Ministries, a discipleship ministry focused on training men in spiritual fitness. He is also the author of ‘The Way Forward: a Road Map of Spiritual Growth for Men in the 21st Century’. Joe is married to Anna. They have four children.
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Christian Focus
Joe is helping us see that when we walk out into this culture every day, we are walking onto a battlefield. Armed with the gospel of Christ, we can be victorious!
Kent Evans
Author of ‘The Manhood Journey’ and Executive Director of Manhood Journey
We men need a wakeup call to the deceitfulness of sin, the increasing dullness of the Christian soul, and the beauty of Christ and the joys of holiness. This book delivers on all counts.
Joe Smith
President, Strengthening the Church
There is a time for straight talking. A time to grab the nettle. A time to rip–off the sticking plaster. This book is written in a similar vain. Joe tackles the subject of men waging war against sin, the flesh and the devil, head on. It is a guttural rallying cry to wake men up to the spiritual battle they are naively dawdling through. This book is very honest. The enemy may be devious, sin may be enslaving and despair may be felt, but the power of the Spirit, the truth of the Word, and the hope of the gospel are more than adequate to bolster resistance and bring renewal to even the most seemingly defeated of saints. I heartily recommend this jugular volume to all men. It will stiffen your spine, strengthen your arm and bring courage to your heart. This book is very hopeful.
Jonathan Gemmell
Director of Conferences and Resources, The Proclamation Trust, London
… an acute guide to self–diagnosis and critically, sound measures by which to dispense with besetting sin and gain genuine spiritual health. This is a book for men who are fed up with therapeutic fluff and now want to walk the walk.
David Lyle Jeffrey
Distinguished Senior Fellow, Baylor Institute for Studies in Religion & Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Literature and the Humanities, Baylor University, Waco, Texas