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jwillis81 's review for:
The Purpose Driven Life
by Rick Warren
I know a lot of people who swear by this book and have anecdotes about it having a profound effect on their spiritual journey. Unfortunately, I didn't find the same level of satisfaction or insight.
One of the major issues I had with this book is one that I find in a lot of Christian books, which is the frequent recitation of scripture without context or extrapolation. This book includes an excerpt of scripture which is supposed to be related to the lesson you learn each day, but there's very little detail given about why that particular scripture is chosen or the context in which it was written.
The other frustration I had with the book was that it didn't really provide many concrete tips for HOW to intuit God's purpose for your life. There was a lot about what you're supposed to do (give up your selfish desires for his, follow his plan for your life rather than your own, etc.), but most of it was told in a "you just do it" kind of way which isn't particularly helpful for those who aren't already familiar with seeking God or interpreting his presence in their life.
I think it's important for people to use whatever they find useful on their own individual faith journey and, unfortunately, this just wasn't a book that was all that helpful with mine.
One of the major issues I had with this book is one that I find in a lot of Christian books, which is the frequent recitation of scripture without context or extrapolation. This book includes an excerpt of scripture which is supposed to be related to the lesson you learn each day, but there's very little detail given about why that particular scripture is chosen or the context in which it was written.
The other frustration I had with the book was that it didn't really provide many concrete tips for HOW to intuit God's purpose for your life. There was a lot about what you're supposed to do (give up your selfish desires for his, follow his plan for your life rather than your own, etc.), but most of it was told in a "you just do it" kind of way which isn't particularly helpful for those who aren't already familiar with seeking God or interpreting his presence in their life.
I think it's important for people to use whatever they find useful on their own individual faith journey and, unfortunately, this just wasn't a book that was all that helpful with mine.