For the last 10 years, the Colonel Jim Harper has been the leader and teacher of a group of men (80-100 per week) of all ages, known as Men’s Fraternity Atlanta. It is a program designed to equip men to live and to lead as God intended, training men to press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. The church, the nation and the world are suffering mightily from a lack of godly, masculine leadership. As traditional masculine virtues are assaulted and undermined in our modern culture, too many men either capitulate or seek satisfaction from counterfeits that are often selfish, juvenile and destructive. We men are called to something higher, nobler and truer. We know this and we crave this, but too often flounder because we lack training and the fellowship of like-minded brothers.Men are in a battle against a ruthless enemy – personal, cultural and societal forces that seek to alienate and confuse men at every age and in every walk of life. AUTHENTIC MEN understand the genesis of their manhood and are grounded in timeless principles and bedrock values. They are resolute and decisive, qualities that modern western culture discourages, not because they have no value, but because such men are a threat to the prevailing norms and standards. AUTHENTIC MEN understand the need to learn continually, evaluate themselves and train in the company of like-minded men.In light of the above, weekly lessons and discussion sessions are carried on throughout the year at 5:55 AM each Friday in the STS room at the Church of the Apostles in Atlanta, Ga. The men learn how to “Reject Passivity”, “Accept Responsibility”, “Lead Courageously” and “Expect God’s Greater Reward”.This book is the result of an 18-month study, written by the Colonel, of the Life of David. During the process of studying David and all of the people around him, we are able to more clearly see ourselves, thousands of years later. During the process of this study, we become informed of our own strengths and weaknesses and how to become more authentic men, for the benefit of ourselves, our loved ones, our community and the world at large.