irresistible revolution review

finished reading irresistible revolution last week. i enjoyed it enough that i pushed aside my multiple book disorder to actually start & finish a book without picking up a new one. quick impressions of the book are that i totally enjoyed shane's stories and well place quotations & stories of others through the book. both were diverse bringing some richness to the overall theme of the book. i will say though that somewhere in the middle of the book it got to be a redundant... maybe i was the choir shane, but i felt myself at times reading and saying "ok, i get it."

what i got was a remembrance of a conviction for a missional life that preach (if you call what i do preaching) and stress, but struggle to maintain. i've found some peace with that struggle, and have made some initial plans to fulfill desires i feel deeply for.

coming back to the book, it's an enjoyable read, not heavy on the language so it's accessible to the average or first time spiritual book reader. although, one might not have much admire for some of the people he quotes or mentions in the book. since it's a story about much of his life experiences most folks can relate to it at some level. one cool tid-bit, shane's a tennessee united methodist boy, and he did a decent job of gracefully bashing the umc. which is something many umc'ers can relate to as well. it's a dangerous book in that it brings about some of the common frustrations with the institutional church and could convict you to actually do something.. much like my experience, although i'd say i was already there. like it is said in the beginning of the book, shane actually took the bible seriously, and if you get on board with him, you might be changing how seriously you look at aspects of your life.

Comments

[Mary Beth]

Thanks to your suggestion, we're reading this in the college Sunday School at church. I'm about halfway through. I finally had to put it down so I could get other things done.