As a military spouse, I experience long periods when my husband is gone. Each time, I would take some time to reflect on my marriage and what God has done for us.

I realized that he was gifting us with a piece of their history that we didn’t deserve.

While reading, I felt like I was being let into his innermost thoughts and feelings, especially those about his wife and her last days on earth. Evans not only honor his wife in this way, but his children and his father, who he notes is the original kingdom man in his life. Evans honor God, his wife speaks to how much he truly believes in what the Bible says about God as our comforter. Reading the account of him deciding to get up and preach only a day after losing his wife of 49 1/2 years pulled at my emotions. Reading Kingdom Men Rising, I noticed almost immediately that his writing style returned to match the other books that I’ve read that he has written. And while it was a fantastic book that I would recommend for new believers, there was something different about it from his other books. Evans went to be with the Lord, but I read at least one, God, Himself. But while reading the first couple of chapters, God reminded me that I am reading this book to support my future sons. Initially, I was reading it to be able to provide support and encouragement to Chris as he walks through life, leading us as a family while he follows Christ. And while I usually don’t read his books geared towards men (I gave Chris Kingdom Men), something told me I had to read this one. I was blessed with the opportunity to be on the book release team for Dr. Watching his sermons and reading his books has helped me see how impactful someone can be when they truly read and study the Word of God and then live it out. Tony Evans has profoundly impacted my life through his ministry.

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