Hi friends! Happy Thursday. Today I am reviewing a book that I really think you would love and a book that I believe every Christian can benefit from. Let's dive in! What this book is about (according to the back cover): What does it mean to be a Christian? The gospel of Jesus Christ is the best news in history, but we often live as though it has minimal impact on our lives. Being a Christian isn’t just about Sunday mornings, small groups, and studying the Bible. The good news is that Jesus redeems everything. In the Bible, we read story after story of people meeting God and walking away completely changed. The same is true for Christians today. Being a Christian, by Dr. Jason Allen, shows how Jesus redeems all of life. Useful for new and mature believers, small group and personal study, Being a Christian walks readers through the gospel’s impact on all facets of life, from your relationships to your resources, from your work to your rest, from your past to your future. My Review: This book was a lot easier to read than I was expecting. And that's certainly not to say that the content was simple or easy, because this book definitely presented truths about the true meaning of Christianity. However it was written in a way that made these deep truths easier to understand for anyone who picked it up. Some books about Christianity can be so full of deep theological terms that a lot of people don't understand what is being said. Not so with this book. I really enjoyed reading every chapter and I appreciated that each chapter wasn't super long--something that allowed me to read a chapter a day even with my busy schedule. I also appreciated how each chapter ended with, "In Conclusion," which kind of wrapped up each chapter and gave you the main takeaway points. A lot of times we can think that being a Christian does not affect the smaller aspects of our life or days, like our schedule or our money or our hobbies. But this book did an excellent job of showing how the gospel and Jesus changes every aspect of our lives, including all of the things we think of as small. Some of the topics discussed were how the gospel relates to our time, money, work, marriage, family, and a lot more. Although the book did seem to be written for the audience of married couples or parents because of the chapters that discussed marriage and family, it definitely wasn't something that an unmarried person couldn't read as well. Since I'm obviously not married, I could not relate to those chapters from a firsthand experience, however they were still great chapters to read for future benefit if that's in God's will for my life. Overall I really enjoyed this book, and would recommend every Christian grab a copy. :) I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.
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3/22/2018 04:43:49 pm
Wow, this sounds SO good! I'm so glad you got to read it, it sounds like a great book! =) How many pages is it, just curious? <3
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Bella Morganthal
3/28/2018 12:29:45 pm
It really was! It's 160 pages! :)
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Bella Morganthal
3/28/2018 12:30:04 pm
Thanks for reading, Grace!
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