If you or someone you can reach out to needs help with drug, alcohol, or sexual sin, Samson of a Man is a book that offers both warning and hope. The author is a man who struggled for decades with these sins and has overcome them by God’s grace and good counsel. Few writers are as honest and transparent as Kevin McDowell has been in this book.

Although the book is autobiographical, the author insists that what he has written is primarily not about himself. It is about God’s grace and how far He will go to redeem His children. “This book is not a labor of love; this is an act of obedience,” says McDowell. He feels that the church is in crisis with many churchgoers struggling with addictions of one kind or another. Thus, he has been willing to unveil his hidden life for all to see in order to bring hope to those trapped in their secret sins.

The book is an encouragement to churches to reach out to those struggling and help them live godly lives. As those in the body of Christ support those who are seeking help, the church becomes the redemptive agency it can and ought to be.

Kevin McDowell was born into an affirming and prosperous family. Although he went to church, Kevin was not held accountable, as he should have been. He compares himself to Samson about whom he says, “His soul was saved, but he lived a wasted life.” The author has written his story so that others living defeated lives will find hope, healing, and restoration in Jesus Christ.

Editor, Winepress Publishing Group