A pastor turns to ask the absentee himself if his reasons for rejecting the church and Christ are valid, using the skeptic's own reasoning to challenge him to reconsider the church and Christ. It goes to the heart of Black men's struggle with organized religion, the church's emphasis on money, the humanity of the Black preacher, and the problem of homosexuality in the church.

Lane gives insights into the psyche and heart of the Black male. Lane works against the "emasculation" of the Black male that seemingly occurs after Christian conversion. The author retains the maleness of the man, the Blackness of the Black men, while fully embracing Christian theology. This is a solid theology of gender- and ethnic-specific ministry.

Healthy churches attract beleivers. If we followed the nine marks and centered our churches around the Gospel, many of the problems of church could be solved. This book is for every church members to read.