I was looking forward to reading
Believing Jesus because I knew it will be about the First Church, but linked to
the modern Church.
Lisa Harper's book focuses on the book of Acts. Each of the
10 chapters has the same structure: it starts with a story from the author's
life, then it focuses on a scene from the book of Acts, and then it changes
focus on how the reader could best relate to what was discussed and how it
could be applied in the everyday living.
My favourite part of this book was the
big portions of Scripture that were quoted. I've missed reading a book where
Scriptures were actually the important part. She uses different translations of
the Bible, but every time they are used just right and are easy to understand.
Her story telling style is filled with humour and she's not afraid to just tell
it as it is. This is the first book of hers that I've read, and it gave me an
idea about her style. I've once heard her talk in a podcast from Cross Point
Church in Nashville; her writing style is similar to her speaking style.
In
this book she makes good points, although not necessarily revolutionizing, but
I took her book as a nice reminder of the applicability in the everyday life of
this sometimes (at least for me) overlooked book in the Bible. For those
looking for a more conservative approach to the book of Acts, maybe this is not
the book you were looking for, but I'd say give it a try; the apostles must
have laughed too.
4*
I was offered a free e-book of this book from Thomas Nelson via Net Galley in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts expressed here are my own.
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