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I was all on pace to finish unChristian within the time frame of my goal, but for some reason got stuck on the last forty pages. Perhaps because, as i mentioned, the text doesn’t grab your attention but does challenge you to think and once I finished with the “problem areas” I had a tough time getting back into it. Whatever the reason, I finally read the last page yesterday afternoon.

Probably the best feature of the book is the quotes from other Christian leaders at the end of each section along with the extended “reaction” section at the end of the book. Most of these guys and gals I’ve heard of, but their perspectives gave varying insights other than Kinnaman’s and also enabled me to get to know a bit more about other perspective authors I might want to read. Two particular individuals -one of which I’ve heard of for years but never bothered to read, the other I had never heard of- continuously challenged my soul to move beyond hearing and into the doing aspect of my faith: Chuck Colson and Margaret Feinberg. The names and insights do not start and end with just these two, and I appreciated David’s willingness to let others from a wide array of backgrounds speak on the issues.

Bottom Line: I think it’s a healthy read for all Christians. For some it will not have a major impact because you’re already living in such a manner reflective of Christ, for others it will serve as a good reminder and self-check of your walk, and for many it will challenge you to change (for the good) deep within your faith. But, you may want to have another book to read along side of it for entertainment purposes.

So now I’m a bit behind on “In A Pit,” but I will get started momentarily during lunch. It’s only about 165 pages, so knocking it out in a week won’t be a problem at all, even with my Lit Survey due in less than a week.

p.s. - I’ve added Just Generosity to my list, and The Shack. The first was like 4$ at Mardel’s massive book sale this past weekend, and my bro-in-law is gonna let me borrow the Shack. By all accounts, the Shack will change my life forever, so I can’t wait!

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