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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This was a wonderful devotion that my sister and I did together. I definitely recommend this devotion and only read one chapter a day. Also, do the devotion with someone because it's great to bounce thoughts off one another. It really makes you sit and re-evaluate your life, your commitments, and your priorities. But no, it won't tell you what career path to choose. (  )nycbookgirl | Jul 9, 2009 |   After much apprehension in starting this book, and reading many reviews and getting opinions, I figured it couldn’t hurt to at least start it and see what I think. In the end, it wasn’t as bad as some made it out to be. Divided into 40 days, with a purpose to read one chapter a day, reflect, and come back the next day and continue, leading you to find the purpose for you life with Christ. Since I’m already a believer, most of the book was a refresher course on the basics of faith. I would recommend the book to anyone searching or anyone who has fallen in their faith and are looking for a way back in. It’s very straight forward without feeling too overbearing. Very easy to understand and follow. blondierocket | Dec 9, 2008 | must read debrajohnson | Nov 25, 2008 | A great example of how words in the Bible can be interpreted to mean whatever you want them to mean. I agree that life needs to be lived with a purpose, but none of his stuff seemed to follow anything logically. (  )tloeffler | Sep 25, 2008 | 2  Absolute must for every serious Christian seeking to find the fullest potential in life, walking with God. ( )musicworks | Jun 2, 2008 | 0.147 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0310205719, Hardcover)The spiritual premise in The Purpose-Driven Life is that there are no accidents---God planned everything and everyone. Therefore, every human has a divine purpose, according to God's master plan. Like a twist on John F. Kennedy's famous inaugural address, this book could be summed up like this: "So my fellow Christians, ask not what God can do for your life plan, ask what your life can do for God's plan." Those who are looking for advice on finding one's calling through career choice, creative expression, or any form of self-discovery should go elsewhere. This is not about self-exploration; it is about purposeful devotion to a Christian God. The book is set up to be a 40-day immersion plan, recognizing that the Bible favors the number 40 as a "spiritually significant time," according to author Rick Warren, the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, touted as one of the nation largest congregations. Warren's hope is that readers will "interact" with the 40 chapters, reading them one day at a time, with extensive underlining and writing in the margins. As an inspirational manifesto for creating a more worshipful, church-driven life, this book delivers. Every page is laden with references to scripture or dogma. But it does not do much to address the challenges of modern Christian living, with its competing material, professional, and financial distractions. Nonetheless, this is probably an excellent resource for devout Christians who crave a jumpstart back to worshipfulness. --Gail Hudson(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:24 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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