Christless Christianity by Michael Horton

Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church by Michael Horton

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was a good book though I felt like the writing was a little philosophical and a bit over my head. So I may not have gotten as much out of the book as I didn't completely understand it. Here are some good quotes though.

"...whether we will offer Jesus Christ as the key to fulfilling our narcissistic preoccupation or as the Redeemer who liberates us from its guilt and power. Does Christ come to boost our ego or to crucify our ego and raise us up as new creatures with our identity in him?"

"While God wants to give us everlasting life, we settle for trivial satisfaction of superficial needs that are to a large extent created within us by the culture of marketing."

"...Scripture never refers to the gospel as having a personal relationship with Jesus nor defines faith as a decision to ask Jesus to come into our heart..."

" 'How can I be right with God?' is no longer a question when my happiness rather than God's holiness is the main issue."

"...the best efforts of the best Christians, on the best days, in the best frame of heart and mind, with the best motives fall short of that true righteousness and holiness that God requires."

"Salvation, from start to finish, is his work for us, not a matter of saving ourselves or even of cooperating with him. It is a divine rescue operation."

The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center

Imagine being 9 months pregnant and your live-in fiance walks out one night and doesn't return, leaving just a note of apology. Can you imagine the emotional turmoil and abandonment? Then you go into labor and have the baby. No job, no partner, just you and your baby.

Told in the first person, this book chronicles this scenario and the resulting chaos that ensues. I discovered things about labor and breast-feeding that I could have gone the rest of my life not knowing and been perfectly happy (LOL!).

The main character Jenny has to grow up quickly and learn to deal with a whole new world on her own, with some help from her mom. She makes some choices later on that made me want to shout at her to wise up! But sometimes in life we just go with the easy choice rather than taking a stand. It did end well, though, which I like in my books. This was a quick, easy read.

*I got this book through my local library.

27 out of 100

It's been a rough few weeks for me lately with things going on in my personal life. I had a bit of time where I couldn't concentrate on reading due to the circumstances of what had happened and my need to think and process. Yet life does go on even if we want it to stop for a while.

I have been able to complete some more books, bringing my total for the year so far at 27 books. According to Goodreads, I'm on track for my goal of finishing 100 books this year.

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