Ben Patterson

Headline for Book Review: Real people with real struggles-Where do we find Strength?

The bible is full of "regular" people that discovered the "muscular faith" to carry them through their struggles. Ben Patterson displays how to strengthen your heart, mind, soul for the only challenge that matters. If you are a Christian this book is packed with scriptures. He has quotes from John Piper and other famous Christian authors. He explains why the Nicene Creed is so important today. He talks about show more Heaven and hell, the importance of Salvation today, prayer and church membership. It answers questions that I have had in the past and in the current economic times of 2011.
When I received my complimentary copy of the book Muscular Faith by Ben Patterson for a book review from Tyndale House Publisher, Inc I was so happy. In my opinion of this book if you are a new Christian than it is not the best book. I found it a great book because I have studied the Bible several times and taken classes. I loved all of the quotes and scriptures. What it made me realize is how lucky I am to be a Christian in 2011. The most important thing in my life is to study the bible and be able to share it with others. The scriptures and topics it covers is a review for me so that I am able to share it properly. show less

I first read this book when I had been a widow for 5 years. Its message confirmed for me the lessons God was teaching me. (Five years later, I re-established contact with a high school sweetheart and we have been married 12 years.) Was the waiting important? Yes, because the true bottom line of life--and this book--is the absolute necessity of faith, trusting God NO MATTER WHAT!

Highly recommended.

After spending a year with this book, going through it in a small group setting, I can highly recommend this book.

The introduction alone is worth the cost of this book. Ben Patterson reminds us that these Psalms are all prayers that at the same time are inspired scripture. If we want to learn more about prayer, we have a God given list of prayers that He inspired His servants to pray right back to Himself. Patterson takes over 60 of the Psalms and writes a devotion that leads the reader show more through the ways all of the Psalms, even the ones that seem violent, can be used to help us learn more about prayer and how we should be praying today. This is not a "how to pray" book, but is instead a book that helps you pray what is already on your mind as it relates to each of the Psalms, and how to shape your prayers in a way that God desires. show less

Sometimes we find our lives placed on hold. Deep questions begin to surface. How long must I wait? Is there any meaning to all this waiting? Can I trust God? In waiting he uncovers 2 cardinal virtues required for successful waiting: humility and hope. How humility teaches us we exist for God's sake, not for our own and you will learn how hope assures us that there is something waiting for. on page79 I found this. A man who had never attended church but who decided to go t the urging of a show more friend. A few minutes after the service began, slipped nervously to the back pew. Just as he did the congregation was praying: " We have done thigs we ought not to have done, and have left undone the things we ought to have done. he breathed a sigh of relief and thought: At last! I have found my kind of people!! show less