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Title: Honest to God? by Bill Hybels ISBN: 0-310-52181-5 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 15 June, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Its worth the read
Comment: Bill Hybells challenges Christians to put away pretentious Christianity and begin to communicate with each other about who we are and where we are in Christ. The author contends that unless Christians do so, they will never experience the supernatural walk with a personal God. In a mere hundred and ninety-two pages, Hybells addresses over a dozen significant areas of the Christian life ranging from the role of male and female to physical fitness.
I tried not to like this book. Although I have tremendous respect for Mr. Hybells, I am not a big fan of his politics; yet, despite my reservations I was drawn to it. Hybells attempts to cover a significant amount of material in only a few pages. Whereas Honest to God cannot be called scholarly, it does serve its purpose in challenging the reader to live the authentic Christian life.
Since this book is a primer on spiritual authenticity, it lacked depth; and since Hybells wrote it, it was predictable. Like many of his earlier books, it follows the same format- personal stories or illustrations from his ministry, followed by teaching. Every chapter follows the same format, Yawn! One gets the impression the book is pasted together from a sermon series. Some of the chapters were amazingly brief and consequently, amazingly weak. In a mere thirteen pages we are told how to have an authentic marriage, it is an amazing feat. His chapter on the languages of love or not original with him, nor did he document that it was borrowed from another resource.
Although it is rather predictable and superficial, Hybells does convey with utter clarity what authentic Christianity is. Unless the church rediscovers spiritual authenticity, true renewal will remain an elusive goal at best.
Rating: 5
Summary: This book is required reading for the devoted believer
Comment: Bill Hybels always manages to reach me where I live, and his practical advice on being honest with yourself, being honest with God, finding time and methods to pray, study God's word and journal has helped me immensely in my daily walk. I only wish that this book had been written and I had been made aware of it when I was a new believer.
Besides an NIV Bible, anything Bill writes, but particularly this book should be required reading for disciples.
Rating: 5
Summary: Practical, Pertinent and Personally Powerful...A Must read!
Comment: I love Bill Hybels heart. He is so passionate about being real and Christlike - He has this wonderful bent for doing something useful with what he knows. I find his insights true to life and his suggestions to be field tested and generally useful. It seems he leaves few stones unturned in his quest for authenticity as he relates it to:
*The role of spiritual disciplines
*Womens liberation issues
*Understanding Masculinity
*Truth telling-in relationships
*Parenting
*Work
*Christian service
*Money
*Exercise
The strength of this book, in my estimation, is not in the "knowing" part of Christianity but rather the "doing". His focus is always about becoming something different from what we've learned - I admire and appreciate that so much.
I have found Hybels teaching to be particularly helpful in applying biblical principles to contemporary concerns and daily living that truly impact me.
I find his writing style to be encouraging, clear, theologically sound and generally devoid of "Churchy" language. In particular, I found the chapters in this book on:
"A new dimension in Spirituality",
"Truth-telling: pathway to authentic relationships" and
"Honest emotions",
particularly encouraging and useful in addressing particular needs in my own Christian walk. I believe this is a must read for folks, who like myself, desire a deeper spiritual walk and need help getting "traction" on our part in the maturity process.
I highly recommend this book, I believe it is a text you will come back to time and again.
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Title: Who You Are When No One's Looking by William Hybels ISBN: 0877849455 Publisher: InterVarsity Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1987 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Too Busy Not to Pray: Slowing Down to Be With God : Including Questions for Reflection and Discussion by Bill Hybels, Lavonne Neff ISBN: 0830819711 Publisher: InterVarsity Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Descending into Greatness by Bill Hybels, Rob Wilkins ISBN: 0310544718 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 05 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Making Life Work: Putting God's Wisdom into Action by Bill Hybels, Lynne Hybels ISBN: 0830817883 Publisher: InterVarsity Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Becoming a Contagious Christian by Bill Hybels, Mark Mittelberg ISBN: 0310210089 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 02 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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