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oliviagold's review against another edition
5.0
A good and relevant read when we live in such a chaotic world today.
clairereads123's review against another edition
5.0
So much wisdom packed in this one! I find myself thinking back to many passages. Will be a reread for sure!
noellita234's review against another edition
5.0
Love Hannah Anderson’s writing and this one does not disappoint. Peace-filled and thoughtful.
kirklanddm98's review against another edition
4.0
The book was really good. There were parts of it that were hard to get through such as the beginnings of the chapters when she was giving a illustration, but for me personally some of them were a little too long. The actual content was really good, however I wish I would’ve know that there was review and reflect questions in the benediction for each chapter because then I would’ve done those as I finished each chapter. Overall a good book and I highly recommend it.
happytreereads's review against another edition
5.0
Do you ever wish you could leave this world? Just pack your bags and move on to some other place a little less chaotic?
Yeah, me too.
Everywhere you turn is pain and chaos and hate and death and destruction. It feels like the world is spinning out of a control.
And with every passing day, it's only getting worse.
Of course the sin problems we are dealing with today are the same ones we've been dealing with since the beginning of time. But, thanks to the internet, we now have instant access to the information concerning the sins of 7 billion other people in the world. Not only do we have the weight of our own problems, we can now know, in great detail, the sins of our next door neighbor, and the problems of their third cousin, and who killed whom and what political scandal just happened on the other side of the world two hours ago. (please don't take this to mean that I hate the internet and think it's evil. I don't. In fact I think it can be a wonderful tool.)
Sometimes, I just get sick of it all.
When I look inside at my own sin and then look around, at all the corruption in the world, I honestly just want to pack my bags and go live in a hole.
Okay, let's be a little more realistic, I'd rather just move to some secluded area, surround myself with people who think exactly like me and build up walls to try and protect myself as best as possible.
Whose gonna judge me for just trying to be safe?
After all the world is most likely just going to get worse and worse and all we can do is hunker down and hope we survive. Or that Jesus comes back soon.
But what if...what if there's more to this life than just being safe?
"What if we could see the world as God sees it-in all it's brokenness and beauty-and in seeing, be able to do more than endure this life? What if we could flourish in it?"
This quote comes from the opening pages of Hannah Anderson's newest book All That's Good: Discovering the Lost Art of Discerment.
I opened this book at a low point in my life. I was feeling angry and frustrated and in fact, quite cynical. (I know, I'm not even old enough to be cynical.) The title sounded promising and so I began to read in hopes of finding something to help calm my inner chaos.
And, wow, did I find something. This book is one of the best things I have read in a long time. It's pages are literally soaked in hope.
Writing with grace and clarity, Anderson lays before us a picture of true discernment and what it should look like in the life of every believer.
Despite the pain of this broken world, we are called to seek out the good in it. And thankfully, God has not abandoned us to do that on our own.
"Despite all the pain, all the sorrow, all the questions, goodness still exists because God still exists. And because He does, He has not left us to sort through the mess alone."
It's a truly inspiring book. My review doesn't do it justice by a long stretch. Buy a copy. Read it for yourself. It changed my life and I hope it will change yours too.
"We're confident that the God who once made all things good will make all things good once again.
And it's this confidence-not in the goodness of the world itself but in the goodness of God-that allows us to move forward...and commit ourselves to the work of learning discernment."
(thanks for reading my review and if you got this far, I admire you. Have a cookie...
Yeah, me too.
Everywhere you turn is pain and chaos and hate and death and destruction. It feels like the world is spinning out of a control.
And with every passing day, it's only getting worse.
Of course the sin problems we are dealing with today are the same ones we've been dealing with since the beginning of time. But, thanks to the internet, we now have instant access to the information concerning the sins of 7 billion other people in the world. Not only do we have the weight of our own problems, we can now know, in great detail, the sins of our next door neighbor, and the problems of their third cousin, and who killed whom and what political scandal just happened on the other side of the world two hours ago. (please don't take this to mean that I hate the internet and think it's evil. I don't. In fact I think it can be a wonderful tool.)
Sometimes, I just get sick of it all.
When I look inside at my own sin and then look around, at all the corruption in the world, I honestly just want to pack my bags and go live in a hole.
Okay, let's be a little more realistic, I'd rather just move to some secluded area, surround myself with people who think exactly like me and build up walls to try and protect myself as best as possible.
Whose gonna judge me for just trying to be safe?
After all the world is most likely just going to get worse and worse and all we can do is hunker down and hope we survive. Or that Jesus comes back soon.
But what if...what if there's more to this life than just being safe?
"What if we could see the world as God sees it-in all it's brokenness and beauty-and in seeing, be able to do more than endure this life? What if we could flourish in it?"
This quote comes from the opening pages of Hannah Anderson's newest book All That's Good: Discovering the Lost Art of Discerment.
I opened this book at a low point in my life. I was feeling angry and frustrated and in fact, quite cynical. (I know, I'm not even old enough to be cynical.) The title sounded promising and so I began to read in hopes of finding something to help calm my inner chaos.
And, wow, did I find something. This book is one of the best things I have read in a long time. It's pages are literally soaked in hope.
Writing with grace and clarity, Anderson lays before us a picture of true discernment and what it should look like in the life of every believer.
Despite the pain of this broken world, we are called to seek out the good in it. And thankfully, God has not abandoned us to do that on our own.
"Despite all the pain, all the sorrow, all the questions, goodness still exists because God still exists. And because He does, He has not left us to sort through the mess alone."
It's a truly inspiring book. My review doesn't do it justice by a long stretch. Buy a copy. Read it for yourself. It changed my life and I hope it will change yours too.
"We're confident that the God who once made all things good will make all things good once again.
And it's this confidence-not in the goodness of the world itself but in the goodness of God-that allows us to move forward...and commit ourselves to the work of learning discernment."
(thanks for reading my review and if you got this far, I admire you. Have a cookie...
kasmi22's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
destiny_monee's review against another edition
1.0
This book started off enticing, but as I progressed through the book, I was confused as to where the author was going.
sonofwilliam_reads's review
4.0
Anderson provides a fresh take at discernment primarily through the lens of Philippians 4:8–9. Her applications were relevant and insightfully established 'discernment' as a culture, a posture that ought to define the Christian, as opposed to being able to merely know what is 'off-limits', as it were. In her own words, discernment is knowing not what is just evil and wrong, but what is good and how to foster our taste and sensitivities to this 'good'.
Perhaps a bit wordy at times? Nonetheless, it's a great read and would supply ample conversation with a friend or small group.
Perhaps a bit wordy at times? Nonetheless, it's a great read and would supply ample conversation with a friend or small group.
melisscharber's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0