Wonderful Vignettes on Discipleship

N.T. Wright is well know for writing very deep and often times difficult books to wade through, not because they aren't well written, but because the topics are so weighty.

This book is a breath of fresh air from N.T. Wright that will speak to the hearts of Pastor's, Religious Professionals and the Layman. It tackles some tricky issues but in a very well written easy to comprehend and digest format. I don't always agree with all N.T. Wright pens, but my son enjoys him so I read him to have good conversations with my son.

The chapter that caught my heart was Chapter 8, A Mind Renewed. It deals with the story from 2 Kings 5 where the "Great General Naaman" who is suffering from a skin disease comes to Elisha for healing. As N.T. Wright puts it, "If it happened today, it would make instant headlines in The Jerusalem Post, and perhaps also in The Washington Post. 'Syrian General Healed By Israeli Holy Man.'" He then goes on to talk about how controversial this would have been in it's day and how Naaman was left with a problem. He was healed by the God of Israel. His God was unable to do this, but Israel's God was able. So, now who should he worship?

His treatment of the story is fun to read as well as challenging to think about. The main principle I caught from his writing on this story, "Naaman left his pride behind on the bank of the Jordan, and washed, and was cured." How many of us struggle to leave our "pride" behind and let Jesus wash us and make us whole?

Well, the whole book is just wonderful and it is a quick read. You will not be disappointed in purchasing and reading this book.