![]() ![]() That’s why I commit to reviewing (nearly) everything I read here at Dangitbill! It’s not for me (although I do enjoy and profit-without-“profit” from the exercise), but for you.Īnd so, every now and then I get asked by friends about the same book. I prefer to read stuff I suspect I’ll want to recommend for my readers. Even though I don’t fancy myself as a watchblogger, I do enjoy critically engaging with Christian books. Plenty of reviewers have noticed that the huge number of evangelical readers out there have created a market for this kind of Christian publishing. Not all high print volume books have these flaws, but I’ve read a few of them to know their common characteristics. ![]() In order to aim for a wide audience, they have to minimize doctrinal distinctives, focus on motivation and practice, and sugar-coat the materials so it goes down easy. It’s just that they often have significant flaws as “lower common denominator” books. Not that there isn’t anything valuable in these sorts of mass-market volumes. You know which ones I mean: The Purpose Driven Life, Jesus Calling, The Gospel According to Veggie Tales. ![]() (Hey, I’m a pastor, so I’ve come to expect people will ask about these.) Unfortunately for these folks, I rarely read any of those “It” books that every evangelical Christian is talking about all at once. Usually it’s a popular Christian book, sometimes a bestseller. You may recommend the Field Guide at this point, for continued personal growth, and as a helpful tool to stay in the themes of Wild at Heart with God.Every now and then I get asked whether I’ve read such-and-such a book. Encourage the men to stay in this message.Even though this is the last week of your group meeting together for this particular study, encourage the men to finish strong by working through the questions for Session 6 in their Study Guide in the coming week.A few ideas based on the topics of Session 6 can be found on page 116 of the Study Guide. Pray-Wrap up this time together with prayer, simply talking to God.You can close by briefly reviewing the summary of Session 6, found on page 112 of the Study Guide.You can also share the most significant point you took away from this session to start everyone out. Discussion: Pick the group discussion questions from the Study Guide for Session 6 (found on page 114) ahead of time that you know you definitely want to cover, just in case you discuss only allows for a few of them. ![]()
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