REVIEW: “Jump: Into a Life Further and Higher” by Efrem Smith
At first, I didn’t want to read this book. Its description talked about the need to be connected to a church, and I have a lot of issues when it comes to “church” (meaning, attendance at a building one day a week).
Anyway. It came up for review a second time, and I decided that, okay, I’d request it and give it a try. Something about it was nagging me.
This book’s primary messages seem to include: facing your fears, overcoming racial prejudices, “being intentional about Christ-centered, multiethnic community” (p.96), and “dismantling the segregated church in the USA” (p.103).
Overall, this is a decent book. There were parts — like chapter 6, “Engage” — that I really enjoyed, even! And, I loved that the author encourages people to learn more about the hip-hop culture, and where it came from. How very cool to hear that in a “Christian” book! 
I never did succeed in discovering why this book was so pulling me to read it. In fact, there were a lot of times, while reading, where I was tempted to set the book aside. While I care about racial prejudices, and I definitely would like to see those removed, I just didn’t find a ton that I could relate to inside the pages of this book.
Either way, I’d still recommend it. I just may pick and choose who I would recommend it to.
Rated: C
