I’m woman enough to admit that I may have rolled my eyes when I read the title of the book scheduled for review this week. Extraordinary – The Life You’re Meant to Live sounded suspiciously like so many other books encouraging Christians to “seize the day” and “partner with God”. Ideas which, in theory, sound fine but often bring frustration and disappointment.* It brings me great joy to report that my assumption was incorrect. Extraordinary by John Bevere is an insightful, straight-forward work encouraging Christians to seek personal holiness. He points out that, according to Scripture, the life we were meant to live is one that is pleasing to God. Mr. Bevere teaches principles that, sadly, are often absent from modern-day so-called Christian studies. Topics such as repentance and righteous living are presented in a truthful, loving manner without the use of snappy slogans or slick catchphrases. There are no “4 steps” or “7 keys” to attaining this God-pleasing existence…just Biblical instruction and thought-provoking questions that encourage readers to press on toward an extraordinary life.
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*Check out this post for my thoughts on the subject: http://endofthestory.wordpress.com/2007/09/23/can-you-live-out-loud-if-youre-quiet/
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