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The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can't Get Their Act Together
by Jared C. Wilson
“Discipleship for normal people” - this is who (or is it whom?) the author states he wrote this book for and for the most part, I think he succeeded.
The Good:
1. The content was understandable, void of lofty theological terminology
2. The examples and personal anecdotes were appropriate and helped emphasize his points well
3. Within each chapter were plenty of discussion points to jump off to if doing a group study
4. Loved Mr. Wilson’s description of the Gospel that opened each chapter
The Average
1. The style of writing took some getting used to. The book is written in conversational English and although intentional and appropriate, still an adjustment
2. As the author points out in the introduction to his book, there are many books on discipleship out there, did we need yet another? For me, this question was left unanswered
3. Upon finishing I find this less a book on discipleship ship and more a book on simply living life as a Christian. Perhaps this is more semantics but there seemed to be very little in the way of practical things one should do as a disciple and much more of a focus on encouraging believers as we navigate through a messy sea called life. (Not a bad thing, just not what I was expecting in a book on discipleship)
Overall an easy enjoyable book to read that stimulated good conversation in our group which was what we wanted and why it received four stars.
The Good:
1. The content was understandable, void of lofty theological terminology
2. The examples and personal anecdotes were appropriate and helped emphasize his points well
3. Within each chapter were plenty of discussion points to jump off to if doing a group study
4. Loved Mr. Wilson’s description of the Gospel that opened each chapter
The Average
1. The style of writing took some getting used to. The book is written in conversational English and although intentional and appropriate, still an adjustment
2. As the author points out in the introduction to his book, there are many books on discipleship out there, did we need yet another? For me, this question was left unanswered
3. Upon finishing I find this less a book on discipleship ship and more a book on simply living life as a Christian. Perhaps this is more semantics but there seemed to be very little in the way of practical things one should do as a disciple and much more of a focus on encouraging believers as we navigate through a messy sea called life. (Not a bad thing, just not what I was expecting in a book on discipleship)
Overall an easy enjoyable book to read that stimulated good conversation in our group which was what we wanted and why it received four stars.