Creature of the Word the Jesus centered Church

It is rare that I will consider a book by multiple authors. One could argue for the Bible, but Id say not really since it was written by the Holy Spirit. Creature of the Word had a few stumbling points; for instance it said children dont need to be protected but transformed..yeah I get what they mean,but Im a student of, say what you mean to say! All in all the book is very similar yet much harder to read than Warren, Purpose Driven Church. Creature does not flow well. The focus is on the church becoming properly centered around Christ and holdong members accountable for actions to facilitate the spread of Christ. While I am a strong advocate for action, Creature seems to pull on the strings of shaming the modern church as if we are doing something wrong and in need of reformation. While I am all in favor of putting a new paint job on the car, I think its better to build a garage around it to protect it in the first place and that is where my thinking diverges from the books tone. Protect what you have and you wont need to transform it: or remodel it. The Creature seems to imply that we need to transform our churches: I dont hink so! God transforms US when we come to Him...ours is not to do the remodeling; ours is to be AVAILABLE for the Masters remodeling works. I did find parts of the book, or sections if you will that were well meaning and due to its being written by 3 differnet people, most people will likely find a section which they enjoy or can relate. If you enjoy David Jeramiah you will likely enjoy this book.

Wild Grace by Max Lucado

I have been holding off writing this review for 2 months. Completely stalled out. I love to read Lucado's work, but not htis time. My only soltace is this book was not really him but rather an assistant writers work. Its Johns work that I just dont care for! Grace, by Lucado is a good read but Wild Grace is not a very good book. I dont get how its geared for teens unless it is targeted for a large inner city urban population because it reads way above that level. Also, the natural rythmn of a Lucado read is lost on this work. The flow is all wrong. Ive read all of his works and its like dancing with the same person for years and suddenly you are asked to dance in the dark and told its with your normal parner and he leads with a completely new swagger: sorry kiddies: this book aint no Lucado read! I dont care what the spine of the book says!