Every felt sure about how you stand on basic Christian topics,but maybe have a discussion on the computer or in real life and find yourself, asking yourself, “Are you sure you really know how you feel about a challenging topic”.
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: NavPress (September 5, 2010)
As shared by the publisher’s description, “Many people know what to believe and why to hold to those beliefs. But the majority of them don’t know how to do when it comes to the countless decisions we must make that the Bible doesn’t specifically address.
Chasing Elephants carefully examines the biblical subject of freedom in Christ. Taking into account values, priorities, accountability, and cultural issues, Author Brent Crowe extracts a set of principles to act as a theology of belief for the seemingly gray areas of life.
With these principles as a guide, you will be prepared to handle the moral or ethical decisions you will face in life.
Broken down into really two parts, “Chasing Elephants” begins with a discussion of often hard to controversial topics that often not only come up for discussion, but are controversial enough to cause heated discussions and with careful skill, the author, Brent Crowe, shares how to carefully navigate tricky topics that for many, its easier to avoid than to address.
The first half essential talks about, what does it exactly mean to be free and to have freedom in Christ and through use of scripture and topical writing that doesn’t talk down or seek to divide, asks the reader, often challenging questions of not only what they may think, but how they would encounter and scripture to look and pray over and about.
Brent Crowe’s writing style is very effective, because its not written in a way that can be seen as wishy-washy nor can it be seen as worldy or taking sides, but carefully seeks to create a balance of, this is what the world is like and what the average Christian is likely to encounter and what does Scripture has to say about often difficult topics.
The strong points for this book is that the author achieves his purpose by not only asking what is freedom in Christ,but it really challenges Christians to explore and understand from a Scriptural point of view what our Father in Heaven is trying to convey.
The book is something I would recommend to Christians who seek to walk the fence or find themselves, often unsure of what to think or how to approach difficult topics, while at the same time, how to apply biblical principles to the “elephants standing in the room”.
Some of the weak points is that the first part of the book, seems to be a constant repetition of points, but I feel that the author is also trying to solidify what he is trying to share from a biblical viewpoint and instead of appearing to just touch and go on a subject, really impress on the reader, what he is trying to convey regarding having freedom in Christ and what isn’t freedom in Christ.
A thought provoking book for those who like to be challenged or maybe being challenged by topical “elephants in the room”, “Chasing Elephants” is well worth looking into.
~~~Thank you to Navpress for the complimentary book in exchange for my honest and personal review.~~~
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