Unleashed
I recently finished the book Unleashed by Erwin Raphael McManus. In this book McManus is attempting to redefine the term "barbarian" and it's application to the Christian life. I love his parallels and the biblical references he uses to convince us of how "tame" and "civilized" we have become as Christians. I truly identify with being someone who likes living life on the safe side. I am terrified to step out and maybe (yikes) suffer a little for my faith. One of my favorite quotes from McManus is found on page 44, "Instead of finding confidence to live as we should regardless of our circumstances, we have used it as justification to choose the path of least resistance, least difficulty, least sacrifice. Instead of concluding it is best to be wherever God wants us to be, we have decided that wherever it is best for us to be is where God wants us." Definitely an ouch, since it is delivered right after an account from the life of Corrie t...