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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buckle up! Doug's back., September 30, 2009
If you've read Doug's other works, you know what you're in for, buckle up because it's gonna be good.
If you're new to Doug Giles, how can I explain what you're in for?
Start with some Dennis Miller funny, wrap it around C.H. Spurgeon gravitas, and marinate it in the swagger of John Wayne, and you're starting - starting - to get the idea.
This book is for two kinds of people. 1) If you want to step it up, and live the kind of life that will actually matter in the light of eternity, this book is like a good coach, getting you to the top of your game. (2) If you're the kind of person with more sashay than swagger in your spiritual walk, this -- officially -- is your wake-up call.
What can you expect from his book?
You WILL laugh. Hard and often.
You WILL feel the sting when he sets up the historical ideal of how our Christian life ought to look, compared to today's realities.
You WILL WANT to man-up and live the kind of life that throws Hell into a panic, and live a life that will matter when you look back on it from eternity.
You WILL find real solutions to the mediocrity we are all tempted to settle for.
(Seriously, Doug's writing style is spit-out-your-coffee funny. You have been warned.)
First, this book is honest about what real life looks like. The hits we'll take, the enemies we'll make. If you wanna live a life that rattles some cages, expect to get snapped at.
Then it distills the Biblical solutions. How do you become the battle-hardened hero-type that can take the heat of the front lines? How was it done in times past, and how can you do it today?
Do you want to get in the fray? This book will help put you on course.
Too scared? Don't tap out just yet. This book is written to get you over that hurdle.
Read it, live it, and bring your bare-knuckled, winner-take-all faith into the fight where it'll do some good.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If You're Looking for Warm Fuzzies, This Isn't Your Book, September 24, 2009
100 years from now, there will be a literary phrase called Dougie style. This book delivers 'no holds barred' advice for the believer who is facing life's trials and tribulations. It is not for the faint of heart or easily offended. If you like the Jesus who hung out with fishermen and went after charlatans in His Father's house with a whip then this is your book. If you would rather hold a candle and sing, "We are the World" then you will be easily offended, but there is hope for you. You need this book more than anybody. Man up, buy a copy and send a copy to your wimpy, walking wounded, emasculated, church friends. Doug delivers on the message that life is tough, Jesus promised trials, and He provides strength throughout them. And unlike some modern evangelicals, Doug actually provides scores of scripture references to back up his themes, not some I'm OK, you're OK, God wants you to be rich theology. (He mainly uses the MSG? version, but one can easily use his own Bible version) This book will be a blessing to you, and you might just LOL a few times along the way.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A MUST Read!, October 1, 2009
Doug Giles is one of my favorite columnists, so naturally I was excited to read his latest book. I was expecting to be entertained but I got a lot more than mere entertainment. This book addresses one of the most common Christian issues--suffering-- in a completely fresh, Biblically-backed way. Originally I had typed that Doug Giles' book is a must-read for any Christians currently experiencing hardship, but on second thought, this book is a must-read for ALL Christians! Period.
Doug Giles offers and accessible, entertaining, thought-provoking guidebook for enduring the trials life throws at us. Among the plethora of books on the topic of conquering trials, Giles' stands alone with it's cover to cover scripture mixed with down-right hilarious analysis and application. I started reading If You're Going Through Hell, Keep Going less than a week ago. I finished it within a day of opening the book--it was so entertaining I couldn't put it down. But aside from being incredibly funny, the author provides solid, doctrinally-sound teaching that is hard to come by these days. No Christian's library is complete without a copy of this book! This book also makes a great gift for non-Christians experiencing hard times. It presents the truth of Christ in an honest, understandable, welcoming way.
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