A couple of years ago David Drury invited me to stay at his home while I took a seminary intensive course. I sat in his family’s living room one evening reading a book, and observed his family interact as I peered over the book pages and kept my ears open. At the time, my daughter was two-years-old, and in that moment I hoped and prayed that I was seeing a picture of what my family life would look like ten years into the future. I saw peace, fun, laughter, discussion, play, decisions, discovery, discipline . . . I saw a man being dad. David has now written a book titled Being Dad, and it is my privilege to review it.

David does not write from the perspective of a father looking back after his children have become successful adults, but as a man who had been fathered well (not perfectly, but well), and is now in the trenches himself, with us, intentionally striving for success. He draws from (and shares stories) both his experience  as a son and as a father, both modeling his father and finding his own way. While David is a Christian, and does not neglect the spiritual facet of fatherhood, this book is plain talk on being a dad that every man can relate to.

Endorsers of Being Dad include: Len Sweet, Max Lucado, Dan Reiland, Tim Elmore, Jo Anne Lyon, Alvin Sanders, and Matthew Sleeth (among others). Being Dad releases on October 15th, and more information can be found at the website www.BeingDadBook.com.