I feel like every couple of years a book like this comes out. And every couple of years I need to read it. A review on Amazon points out that what Platt is challenging people to do is not Radical...and I agree, to a degree. On paper it doesn't seem like a huge thing, but when you look at all 5 steps and how most people aren't doing them on a regular basis, I think you start to lean toward radical. But I think what's key here also is the tag line "taking back your faith from the American dream". All too often we get caught up in what we should have, how we should live, what we deserve and we forget about how the early followers of Jesus lived.
The 5 steps:
1. Read through the Bible in one year.
2. Pray for the world.
3. Sacrifice your money for a specific purpose
4. Spend your time in another context
5. Commit your life to multiplying community
all good things to work on/toward.
I liked the book - it challenged me. Always good to read a challenge book at the beginning of a new year!
`My biggest fear, even now, is that I will hear Jesus' words and walk away, content to settle for less than radical obedience to Him.' - David Platt
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