A Wanted Man has a key message for men (and women) of God: we have a target on our back. Satan wants us dead (John 10:10) and is permanently accusing us to the Father. This is an important message: when you're in a war the first thing you need to know is who is your enemy? Who are you fighting against? Cruise does a great job outlining the tactics that he has seen the enemy use against various men in his life.

Cruise's style is succinct and clear which is good for men. The book is full of great soundbites which men will enjoy because they're easy to recall and write down. There's no fluff, he just calls it and backs up everything he says with both Scripture and the testimony of other men. Cruise is a committed hunter and he uses a lot of hunting imagery and some stories to help communicate his messages which again will appeal to me.

He also provides links to some 2-3 minute videos on his website which is a great idea. Here he speaks direct to the camera and we see and hear his passion for Jesus, for men and for helping them be aware of the enemy's ways. However, I found much of the content in these videos was a repetition of the words in the book plus one of two of the videos were in the wrong order and I couldn't find the last one. Hopefully this can be fixed up before the launch date or it may reflect the fact I'm reading an earlier version of the book.

Cruise provides plenty of examples of men who tripped up, however, his message would have been even more powerful by sharing his own personal experiences with grappling with his own sinful behaviour and how he's used the Word, prayer and connection with others to help transform himself.

This is a worthy contribution to the Christian Living catalogue of Men's Issues as too many of us are not aware of the insidious nature of the enemy's tactics or we forget when we need to put on our spiritual armour each and every day.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing in exchange for my honest review.