Don’t judge a book by its cover or by its size. This book is a quick read but it does contain
a question all churches in America should ponder. Are we so comfortable in our worship that we
have lost the meaning of what being a Christian is? The author describes a common church setting
were we drive up in our cars, sit on padded seats, while sitting in the comfort
of conditioned or heated buildings. On
the other side of the world people or sneaking into homes that are make shift
gathering places for worship but it is illegal in that country. They gather, pray and hope for salvation, not
to mention survival if they are caught.
Do we need all the fancy buildings, audio video equipment and high
paying speakers? No, we don’t. What the book does so well is bring us back
to reality. What many of the churches
today miss is the ability to prepare their congregation. The preparation the author refers to is in how
to reach out to others about Jesus, about their faith and about what it is to
be a Christian. Most of us sit and
listen to the sermon, most not able to recall what it was about, and then we go
home. The book does not give you clear
cut answers but it does give you the basic understanding that we need to make
changes.
I received a free copy of
this book from WaterBrook Multnomah in exchange for my honest review of the
book.
