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With candor and insight, Tony Campolo passionately hits on hot button issues that impact the Christian life, including how to: protect yourself from technology without becoming Amish; have a devotional life without becoming a monk, and figure out the will of God without hearing voices from Heaven.
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Word Publishing (1997), 276 pages
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LibraryThing member pkcdrwzgrl
Tony Campolo is a professor of sociology. This book is an entertaining look at the Christian faith.
LibraryThing member SABC
In this book, tony Campolo confronts us with some of our everyday words and actions that aare out of step with the footsteps of Jesus. He gives us some insightful advice on how to get back in step.
LibraryThing member SueinCyprus
The book is divided into five sections: everyday life, spiritual growth, what you believe, social action and family life. Each section has a few chapters, each focussing on different ways in which followers of Jesus can follow his principles without going overboard or putting people off.
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I liked the structure of the book, including both teaching and anecdotes from the author's experience. My only slight problem is that every Bible quotation is from the King James version, which I find somewhat stilted, despite being familiar with the passages concerned. This could be confusing to a young or new believer, and feels out of place in such a clearly written book.
Overall, though, I thought it a sound and positive read. Tony Campolo was a voice of common sense in the Christian world at the end of the 20th century, and I would recommend this book, in a low-key way, to anyone interested in the 'ordinary' Christian lifestyle.
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instance, the author talks about wise use of resources and technology; raising healthy children without guilt; understanding basic theology without being an intellectual snob, and much more. The book was written twenty years ago so is inevitably a bit dated, but in my view the principles are still relevant. I liked the structure of the book, including both teaching and anecdotes from the author's experience. My only slight problem is that every Bible quotation is from the King James version, which I find somewhat stilted, despite being familiar with the passages concerned. This could be confusing to a young or new believer, and feels out of place in such a clearly written book.
Overall, though, I thought it a sound and positive read. Tony Campolo was a voice of common sense in the Christian world at the end of the 20th century, and I would recommend this book, in a low-key way, to anyone interested in the 'ordinary' Christian lifestyle.
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English
Original publication date
1997
Physical description
292 p.; 8.4 inches
ISBN
0849940680 / 9780849940682