Too many people find their experience as Christians incomplete and unsatisfactory... Jamal enjoys his voluntary work with down-and-outs but finds church irrelevant. Jack believes he's going to heaven but isn't sure what difference Jesus makes to him now. Aimee loves being part of a lively church but at work no-one would know she was a Christian. They're all missing something. But life with Jesus is meant to be an all-encompassing adventure. In this dynamic and punchy book Chick Yuill explores the four concentric circles that make up the authentic Christian * walking in the company of Jesus * growing in the community of believers * engaging with the culture of the times * looking to the coming of the King Only when all four are in place can followers of Jesus fully embrace the discipleship adventure. Packed with stories and illustrations, this book explores how Christians can live life to the best.
A mixed bag. This is a call to discipleship, and an urgent one. At times that's challenging and insightful, at others (the section on culture) it's quite surface level and aimless. Good as it is, it's hard to shake the feeling that this is just another book when what we need is action.
It was a good book although written from a distinctively British viewpoint. I was however surprised by some of Yuill's statements regarding the practice of the sacraments. As a Salvationist who does not practice the sacraments.