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Overall, it was clearly and succinctly and excellently written, and meant for people like me still churning through faith and turned off by hundreds of pages of presumptuous philosophy. The parts that resonated (ie: chapter on pride...) really resonated. The only places this book didn't measure up to what I wanted from it personally were when the examples were straight from Central's ministry, because I'm not a church leader looking for new advice. I'm still just a churchgoer trying to be a bett...
This book got better & better with every chapter. Practical & inspiring for those who want to live a real authentic Christian life.
I was wavering on 3 stars for a minute there as this is a 3.5 for me, but the last couple of chapters swayed it! I don't love the way Karl Martin writes, but a lot of what he says here is practical, helpful, and he does get to the heart of the matter of what it is to stand for Christ. Oftentimes books like this can be high on experience and low on Scripture, but not so here - Scripture is at the root of this book. I particularly enjoyed the final couple of chapters on discipleship and community