T M Cart
04-14-2008, 11:31 AM
Good Morning Brothers and Sisters,
Please forgive my stepping outside of the unofficial book club guidelines, but I simply must mention the outstanding book that I just read. It is called Save Me from Myself: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story By Brian Welch.
Was this book a testament to literary otrhodoxy or the work of a respected and seasoned Christian author? No. Did this book allow the Christian reader to remain safe within the confines of his or her zone of comfort? Nope. Was it, at times, a bit over the top with regard to the subcultural landscape being surveyed? Oh, yes. Will this book offend readers? Unfortunately.
So, why did I like it? Because...the source of this book's impact isn't in the skill of the author, but in the message God sends through him. It forces the Christian reader to acknowledge the fact that all people are redeemable, even if we don't want to believe so. In addition, it will undoubtedly entice droves of suffering teens and people who identify with that particular subculture to consider the Cross. No, this really wasn't that great of a book from a writing-arts standpoint. Yet, it is easily one of the most culturally relavent books I've read in a while.
Please forgive my stepping outside of the unofficial book club guidelines, but I simply must mention the outstanding book that I just read. It is called Save Me from Myself: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story By Brian Welch.
Was this book a testament to literary otrhodoxy or the work of a respected and seasoned Christian author? No. Did this book allow the Christian reader to remain safe within the confines of his or her zone of comfort? Nope. Was it, at times, a bit over the top with regard to the subcultural landscape being surveyed? Oh, yes. Will this book offend readers? Unfortunately.
So, why did I like it? Because...the source of this book's impact isn't in the skill of the author, but in the message God sends through him. It forces the Christian reader to acknowledge the fact that all people are redeemable, even if we don't want to believe so. In addition, it will undoubtedly entice droves of suffering teens and people who identify with that particular subculture to consider the Cross. No, this really wasn't that great of a book from a writing-arts standpoint. Yet, it is easily one of the most culturally relavent books I've read in a while.