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agjuskalian's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Read this!!! One of the best spiritual books I’ve ever read. Noble’s clear pulse and read on our culture is insightful and convicting. This book is dense and best if read slow. I will definitely revisit and read this again.
dlsmall's review against another edition
4.0
Thanks to one of my faves, Bonnie Kristian, for posting about this book, or the new work of my fellow Okie, and pop culture-phile, might have gotten by me.
baileycowen's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed this one. It’s long at some points, feels like perhaps it could have been condensed. But every chapter has some heavy hitting points I’ll carry with me, and the last chapter is a masterclass.
I love that it is not just a call to self denial, indeed it is a call to love our world, our neighbors, and the life God has given us, but not out of a place of martyrdom. Instead, out of a place of knowing fully out identity is in the finished work of Christ, thus we are freed up to not work to build a fading image in this world, but instead be faithful and kind.
I love that it is not just a call to self denial, indeed it is a call to love our world, our neighbors, and the life God has given us, but not out of a place of martyrdom. Instead, out of a place of knowing fully out identity is in the finished work of Christ, thus we are freed up to not work to build a fading image in this world, but instead be faithful and kind.
youngadultmini2's review against another edition
hopeful
medium-paced
5.0
“We can be comforted that before God there is no burden to use our life efficiently, to accomplish enough or achieve enough, to do enough with our limited time to justify our life.” To belong to Christ really is freedom and peace and true relief.
lachm99's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliant in the back half. There were sections that felt like they ran away on tangents, but they were mostly valuable despite not being especially concise.
Refreshingly realistic considering the state of our inhuman world, not offering any trite technique to fix things or find ‘flourishing’. But not resigned to inaction either. How does he resolve this? Idk you have to read it I can’t be bothered to finish this review
Refreshingly realistic considering the state of our inhuman world, not offering any trite technique to fix things or find ‘flourishing’. But not resigned to inaction either. How does he resolve this? Idk you have to read it I can’t be bothered to finish this review
krustoff24's review against another edition
5.0
Very good and very in-depth. Maybe a little too in-depth at times for my own understanding, but from a philosophical thinker like Noble his logic train makes sense. Noble bites off a lot, and he takes a while to chew some of it, but I think in the end it has led me to thinking a lot about my day to day habits and the way I view myself and my actions. Highly recommended.
zacharyvaughn's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
kara4's review against another edition
5.0
This is a book that I will be recommending to many around me. To me, it really is the root or foundation of which my Christianity grows, and will influence everything I do in my day to day. It’s the “forest” perspective, the big picture. I wished I had this book 10 years ago as I am already changing language in my parenting conversations-but I also don’t think it would have hit me in the same way 10 years ago. Looking over my reads for the year, I have read what I consider to be some great books, and this one is my top one. I’ll be thinking and praying over many things that were presented here, and as I recommend it, I hope to engage in some conversations with close friends around it.