I have wanted to write a book with John MacMurray for a long time. John is a hero of mine. I lived with him and his wife for four years. We started a business together and it failed. It was my fault. I owed John some dough, so that is how I suckered him into doing this with me. I told him if we wrote a book together he could get his money back and I would do most of the work. He reluctantly agreed. John hates the spotlight, but he is one of the greatest Bible teachers I know. He sits down with a Bible and goes into it like Ray Charles at the Piano. It's in his blood, and you will never look at the book the same if you study under John.

So when I started thinking about a book for young guys who grew up without Dads, I got the idea to get John into it, so I called him and asked him if I could tell about what I learned from him, just about being a good human, and asked him if he would join me in telling the stories. I was excited when he finally said yes. In addition, I did a speaking gig to 900 high school guys, and I never do high school stuff, but I did this, right about the time I was wondering whether I should write this book, and I did the whole "a real man has a penis bit" and how I learned about manhood stuff, and they loved the material. That confirmed that I should write this book. It is probably the most direct book I have written. And John is a terrific addition.