My first blog from my iPhone hence it’s a touch twittery and no spell check, but Louise who is better than me.
I recommended a book on Sunday, the best of 09 for me by far. Let me tell you what it was not.
Not the excellent “It” by Craig Groeschel though I love that a trendy Church zooms in on passion for Jesus as key to unleashing creativity.
Nor Malcom Gladwells “Outliers” though I love the concept that it takes 10,000 hours practice to break through into excellence. Great stories on Bill Gates and the Beatles.
Nor “Hole in the Gospel” by Richard Stearns, breezy and helpful for the first 100 pages. Reminds me of Sider’s Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger.
A visit to Oxford helped fuel a fresh look at C.S.Lewis “Faith, Christianity and the Church”.
Of my 32 books this year it was the last read. It makes the discovery of this book like seeing a rare bird after waiting all day. (Actually I liked all the other books)
And the winner is…
Counterfeit God’s by Tim Keller. Stunning book. Keller has the ability to be scholarly yet compelling. He’s writing about you and I. He helps us understand our world. He addresses a well worn theme with freshness. There are a series of top expositions. Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22 set the scene.
I wonder if we see the success of his ministry: a keen insight into the inner drives of urban people followed by the mind renewing power of God’s word.
Lay down your idols even the good ones like family. Idols are a brutal master.
God is a Father who gives His beloved Son for us. It’s all in the best book.
In Him
