Many
people today are not familiar with the Bible and its major concepts.
Some might find the Bible intimidating. Spoo has taken 40 chapters
from the Bible, those containing the big ideas of the Bible, and has
tried to make them understandable and personal.
The
format of the book includes each Scripture passage so the book can be
read without having a Bible nearby. The chapter in the Bible is
followed by comments from Spoo and then a small section with comments
and questions for reflection.
I
appreciate Spoo's comments. He sometimes adds cultural or historical
information to help readers understand the major theme represented by
that particular Bible chapter. He also adds stories to illustrate the
themes. I didn't see the significance of some of the stories, such as
what was found upon demolishing of the Alton Towers Corkscrew roller
coaster.
This
is a good book for people unfamiliar with the Bible who want to know
its major themes. It is good for someone who looks at the Bible and
has no idea where to begin to understand it. It is also a good book
for Christians who don't regularly read their Bible, to be reminded
of these themes and experience them in a fresh way. It would make a
good forty day time of Bible refreshment, such as for Lent or Advent.
I
am taking part in a blog tour of this book and you can read other
reviews here.
You
can find out more about the book at http://www.readthegoodbook.com.
You
can watch the book trailer here.
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
Deron
Spoo is the pastor of First Baptist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Over
the past 16 years, Spoo has quided the church as it transitions from
being simply a downtown church to a regional church committed to
urban ministry. His television devotionals, “First Things First,”
reach 100,000 people each week. Spoo is a graduate of Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife have three children.
David
C Cook, 400 pages.
I
received a complimentary egalley of this book through Litfuse. My
comments are an independent and honest review.
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