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A review by oschrock
Becoming Worldly Saints: Can You Serve Jesus and Still Enjoy Your Life? by Michael E. Wittmer
4.0
This book deals with the question, “Can you serve Jesus and still enjoy your life?”
It is an excellent balance to books like Platt’s “Radical” and Piper’s “Don’t waste your Life.” If you haven’t read those, maybe it would be good to read those alongside this book.
Naturally, Wittmer’s Eschatology influences how he interprets some scriptures and in the first several chapters I was afraid of where and how far he would take the concept of enjoying God’s creation, but by the end of the book he brought a very balanced view to the whole issue.
Quote: “We must continually assess how we’re doing on both counts. How long has it been since we spoke to someone about Jesus? How long since we prayed for just this opportunity? ...we must also ask whether we’re getting enough sleep and exercise. What do we do for fun? How long since we splurged on the people we love? Are we fully present when we are with them? Do they know we love them as ends, not merely as means to some higher spiritual goal?”
It is an excellent balance to books like Platt’s “Radical” and Piper’s “Don’t waste your Life.” If you haven’t read those, maybe it would be good to read those alongside this book.
Naturally, Wittmer’s Eschatology influences how he interprets some scriptures and in the first several chapters I was afraid of where and how far he would take the concept of enjoying God’s creation, but by the end of the book he brought a very balanced view to the whole issue.
Quote: “We must continually assess how we’re doing on both counts. How long has it been since we spoke to someone about Jesus? How long since we prayed for just this opportunity? ...we must also ask whether we’re getting enough sleep and exercise. What do we do for fun? How long since we splurged on the people we love? Are we fully present when we are with them? Do they know we love them as ends, not merely as means to some higher spiritual goal?”