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Teach us to want

Let’s start with a bit of a drill. Set the timer on your phone (or table clock), and see how long it takes you to come up with a fitting ending to this statement: ready, set,… go! “I do what I do because___.

If you’re anything like me, you probably just ignored that exercise, carried on reading, and thought to yourself “I’ll come back to it after I’ve got the gist of the post”.  And to you who managed to complete the exercise, well done! I bet it wasn’t an easy one, and you’ve probably gone back to review your answer multiple times.

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Life in the wild

Judging a book by its cover can be hit-and-miss, little wonder an old English idiom warns against doing so – ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’ it goes. Looking at the front cover of Life in the wild, I wondered what the average reader would think of it. Personally, I was curious to know why fierce looking thorns were closing in on the book title; in no time, I spotted the subtitle – fighting for faith in a fallen world, and then it made sense. Given the book’s main thesis, it is indeed an apt choice of cover page.

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Taking God at His Word

It’s not very often that you read a book that starts out with its conclusion, or ‘finishes at the start’, as this author puts it. The ideal scenario would be for an author to start building an argument from the bottom up, in the hope that by the time (s)he is finished, readers would nod in agreement to a job well done. Not so Kevin DeYoung in this particular book! He starts out with his point of application, which is to help readers believe, feel and act rightly in relation to the word of God. This point of application is one he derives from Psalm 119, a finely crafted and single-minded poem that reveals the Psalmist’s passion and love for God’s word. Continue reading “Taking God at His Word”

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(Wo)men of The Word

One of my tasks in writing this book recommendation was to come up with a title that wouldn’t leave men out. In a moment, I got just the right title to do the job, or so I thought – ‘(Wo)men of the Word’… turned out it wasn’t as novel as I thought. Andrew Wilson, over at Think Theology, beat me to it! And not only in the title, but also in the fitting review he did. It was refreshing and encouraging to read a man’s perspective on a book aimed at women.  I may well just put off the entire idea of recommending the book, or maybe not?

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Big God – Orlando Saer

“When you’ve enjoyed reading something, recommend it to your friends.”

That’s a quote I picked up from a bookmark handed out to promote reading at a local library some months ago. That piece of advice is just what I hope to heed now and in subsequent book reviews.

A quick confession though; I picked up Big God, looking for a quick win to kick-start my reading for the year. I’ve not always been an avid reader, but in the last couple of years, I have gradually prodded myself into a habit of reading as a spiritual discipline.

So as I thought of what I could possibly read to get me started for the year, this book readily came to mind. Written with the ordinary person in mind, evident in its accessible language, tone and length (6 chapters in 141 pages, excluding Introduction and Conclusion), Big God is not lacking at all in pastoral insight; no surprises there, as it was written by a pastor! Continue reading “Big God – Orlando Saer”

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