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A Passion for Faithfulness: Wisdom From the Book of Nehemiah (Living Insights Bible Study)

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"A Passion For Faithfulness" by J. I. Packer is not an exegetical study of the book of Nehemiah. It is not a commentary either. What Packer discusses are a series of principles of leadership and church-building that Nehemiah can provide for the modern reader.

Dr Packer provides for us many years of study and application of the principles that will change a person's approach to ministry. He discusses theology of the Church, Type and Typology, Background to Nehemiah, Prayer, Work, Battling Enemies, Management, Leadership, Call into Ministry, Covenant, Vision Casting and Obedience. All of this is done by Packer with wisdom and experinence couched in real life experiences he has been a part of.

I highly recommend this book as a stand-alone study for the average Christian or in suppliment with Williamson, Fensham, and Kidner for the Teacher and Preacher.

This is a comment specifically on the kindle edition of this book, not reflecting on the actual content of the book itself. For a paid kindle book (as opposed to the free offers which often have rougher format) this has very poor formatting. The text changes from light to dark throughout the book and the table of contents is poorly formatted. Also, if you make notes or highlights on the book and attempt to return to that spot from the note menu, it does not return you to the correct page. Overall, this is the most poorly formatted paid kindle book I have seen, and others should be aware before paying $10 for it.