Mark Batterson, an author whose other books have brought me
great reading enjoyment, has a new book If: Trading Your 'If Only' Regrets for God's
'What If' Possibilities (Baker Books, 2015).
This book is a journey through the 8th chapter of
the New Testament book of Romans, or as Batterson calls it the "Great
Eight".
As much as I have enjoyed Batterson's other books, I had
trouble with this one. The premise is great: God has great things in store for
us, but all too often we get bogged down in what we can't do rather than what God
can do. He has lots of examples,
biblical, historical and personal, as well as some examples of how the church
where he serves as Pastor has seen God at work in so many different ways.
There are two main
complaints with this book. One is that so many of the examples are things that
have appeared in other books, and the second is that, for my tastes, it lacks
the cohesiveness of some of the other
books by this author.
I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher in
exchange for an honest review. I was not
required to write a positive review.
3/5
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