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Rick Warren The Purpose Driven Life
Zondervan 1-Oct-02 0310205719 / 9780310205715 Hardcover Very Good
0310205719 Amazon.com The spiritual premise in The Purpose-Driven Life is that there are no accid ents---God planned everything and everyone. Therefore, every human has a di vine purpose, according to God's master plan. Like a twist on John F. Kenne dy's famous inaugural address, this book could be summed up like this: ""So my fellow Christians, ask not what God can do for your life plan, ask what your life can do for God's plan."" Those who are looking for advice on fin ding one's calling through career choice, creative expression, or any form of self-discovery should go elsewhere. This is not about self-exploration; it is about purposeful devotion to a Christian God. The book is set up to b e a 40-day immersion plan, recognizing that the Bible favors the number 40 as a ""spiritually significant time,"" according to author Rick Warren, the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, touted as one of the nation largest congregations. Warren's hope is that readers wil l ""interact"" with the 40 chapters, reading them one day at a time, with e xtensive underlining and writing in the margins. As an inspirational manife sto for creating a more worshipful, church-driven life, this book delivers. Every page is laden with references to scripture or dogma. But it does not do much to address the challenges of modern Christian living, with its com peting material, professional, and financial distractions. Nonetheless, thi s is probably an excellent resource for devout Christians who crave a jumps tart back to worshipfulness. --Gail Hudson From Publishers Weekly Pastor of Saddleback Church, a Southern Baptist mega-church in southe
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