Forged by Fire: Authentic Men, Formed by a Faithful God

Every man faces the fire. What matters is what he lets God do with it.

A blacksmith doesn’t fear the fire. He knows raw iron can’t become anything useful until it has been heated and hammered into shape. God works the same way with men.

In these pages, twenty-four men tell true accounts of how the fire nearly broke them: cancer at 16, addiction, the death of a child, a marriage falling apart, a violent childhood, and years of hiding sin in secret. These aren’t stories about tough guys who pulled themselves together; they are reports by authentic men who allowed themselves to be formed by a faithful God.

If you are in a fire right now, or you know a man who is, these stories will remind you that God is working in you. And He isn’t forging you just for your sake: Our families, churches, and communities need men who have been through the fire and came out standing on the truth. This is our moment.

So will you run, or will you trust our faithful God? Allow yourself to be Forged by Fire.

Chapters and Authors
Kidnapped!, by Ricardo J. Thompson
We Can’t Choose Our Fire, by Michael Morisi
“Gino, I Have You”, by Gino Tomaro
A Man Forged by Fire Is... CHOSEN, Your Worth Was Never up for a Vote, by Brett Dabe
From Survival to Surrender, by Seni Sok
The Gift, by Mike Keith
But God, by Shaun Francis
A Man Forged by Fire Is... SURRENDERED, The End of You Is Where He Begins, by Ken A. Hobbs II
Fire and Water, by Richard Alan Fiora
The Gift of Limitations, by Eddie Hoagland
A Story of Redemption, by David Schnoor
A Man Forged by Fire Is... DEPENDENT, Strength That Isn’t Yours, by Brett Dabe
Guard Your Heart, by Timothy May
A Burning Desire, by Richard P. Robertson
The Last Kid Picked, by Aubrey Kahn
A Man Forged by Fire Is... HONEST, Healing Begins Where Hiding Ends, by Ken A. Hobbs II
A Father’s Grief and God’s Faithfulness, by Rick Hazey
The Family Legacy, by Junior Mercado
What God Says About You, by Randy Ruckman
A Man Forged by Fire Is... HOPEFUL, Grieving With Hope, by Brett Dabe
Listening to the Right Voice, by Glen Urquhart
The Forge, the Kiln, and the Crucible, by Rob McLaughlin
Forged, Not Consumed, by Mario Lara
A Man Forged by Fire Is... LISTENING, Learning to Hear the Right Voice, by Ken A. Hobbs II
Why Did God Keep Me?, by Duane Smith
Transformation, by Jason Hersh
Band of Brothers Changed My Life, by Richard Wagner
A Man Forged by Fire Is... FORGIVING, Letting Go of the Debt, by Brett Dabe
The Journey Into Biblical Manhood, by Robert Applegate
No Weapon Formed, by Wesley Bartlett Jr.
Where Is Your Faith~What Do You Believe?, by Michael E. Bozik
A Man Forged by Fire Is... OBEDIENT, Because You Say So, by Ken A. Hobbs II