REVIEW: “Revise Us Again” by Frank Viola
First of all, I really love the cover of this book! Since I’m completely obsessed with notebooks, this cover dragged me in right away! LOL
About the Book: RESCRIPT YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE… Every person follows a script for living, a life guide thta directs our behavior and shapes our choices. As believers, we find the original script for living woven throughout the Bible. Yet while the Christian message is simple, it can become complicated by our environment, our culture, and our religious ideas and traditions. For this reason, we are all in constant need of revising the scripts by which we live.
Author Frank Viola believes we need to revisit & revise what it means to live the Christian life. Drawing from his rich background in ministry, Viola examines 10 key areas that impact every believer, and explores fresh ways to revise them.
[from the back cover]Revising…
• Our Awareness of The Divine
• Christian Code Language
• the Holy Spirit’s Ministry
• Christianeze
• the Lord’s Voice
• Our Spiritual Expectations
• Our Attitudes
• Our Chief Pursuit
• Our Message
• Our Semantics
It wasn’t until about chapter 5 that I really started getting into this book. My favorite chapters were “What’s Wrong With Our Gospel?” and “The Felt Presence of God“.
The book shows us the many ways where, as Christians, we think we’re doing okay but in reality, we’re straying from Scripture and giving off the wrong impressions. The chapter on Spiritual Conversation Styles was a bit heady and tedious, but relevant. And, I liked how Mr. Viola gave a lot of examples from his own life to illustrate his points.
Overall, this is a good book, and a quick read. The chapters are short, so it can be picked up and put down in short bursts.
Recommended.
Rated: B-
