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jthornenj's review
2.0
I thought this book would be an easy, good read. It was too easy that it was tough to finish, and it just wasn't that good.
Don't get me wrong, Ash makes excellent points. But after reading the intro, all the other chapters that I read were the same thing the intro had, or just weren't relevant to the point of the book.
The book isn't that long either, and because of the writing style and paragraph structure, it's not a hard read, if I had really forced myself, it would probably have taken me an hour to finish the whole thing.
A friend of mine put it best, it seems like something that could have been (or was) a blog post but his publisher wanted it as a book so he added filler. For instance, in a few chapters, he'd cover the point the chapter was setting out to make in 2 paragraphs, then the rest would go on to something else relating to being a good Christian.
As far as I could tell, almost everything boiled down to "come to church and don't be a jerk. Keep coming to church and remember your pastor is human and be a part of community because that makes the pastor happy." which ultimately boils down to "your pastor is happy when you're doing what we're called to do".
The paperback is about 130 pages, and both the kindle and paperback versions go for about $8, and aren't worth that. It's a long blog post.
I try to see the best in books, and this book has good in it. But there's no reason it had to be a book.
Don't get me wrong, Ash makes excellent points. But after reading the intro, all the other chapters that I read were the same thing the intro had, or just weren't relevant to the point of the book.
The book isn't that long either, and because of the writing style and paragraph structure, it's not a hard read, if I had really forced myself, it would probably have taken me an hour to finish the whole thing.
A friend of mine put it best, it seems like something that could have been (or was) a blog post but his publisher wanted it as a book so he added filler. For instance, in a few chapters, he'd cover the point the chapter was setting out to make in 2 paragraphs, then the rest would go on to something else relating to being a good Christian.
As far as I could tell, almost everything boiled down to "come to church and don't be a jerk. Keep coming to church and remember your pastor is human and be a part of community because that makes the pastor happy." which ultimately boils down to "your pastor is happy when you're doing what we're called to do".
The paperback is about 130 pages, and both the kindle and paperback versions go for about $8, and aren't worth that. It's a long blog post.
I try to see the best in books, and this book has good in it. But there's no reason it had to be a book.
kpbrubaker's review
4.0
A helpful book written for church members how they can care for their pastor.
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