BOOK REVIEW: Here’s a real “must read” …

If you were going to read just one book (other than the Bible) this year, then make it “Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream” by David Platt.

Published by WaterBrook Multnomah, this simple paperback is loaded with the hard truth the American church needs to hear. Platt doesn’t pull any punches — not a one! — in getting to the heart of the problem with the American church. Better yet, he does a masterful job of looking at what, biblically, carrying out the Great Commission really means and how that impacts every individual follower of Christ.

If you’re looking for a “feel good” book, you can find lots of those on the shelves of bookstores. This one was written to challenge every Christian to live out a radical faith by sharing a radical gospel in a radical way with the world. That doesn’t mean supporting others who do that, or writing a check to a ministry or charity. It means every Christian — including you — coming to a place where the American dream is not the pursuit or desire of the heart, but “shaking nations” with the Gospel of Jesus Christ is.

Platt goes beyond stirring us to the very real need the world has for the Gospel of Christ to outlining a practical challenge you can implement in your life that will help you wean yourself from the clutches of the American dream and actually live out your faith in the way Jesus intended.

“Radical” is a book that debunks the myths, delusions and excuses we use regarding our failure in being ambassadors for Christ and provides biblical insight into how we really can make an impact on the world as the body of Christ.

Jesus never intended for the idea of shaking nations with His gospel to be considered a radical idea to the church, it’s why He created the church! But in today’s American church, it is far from the norm. It’s time to change that!

Scotty

I received this book free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group as part of their book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”