Book review: Radical

David Platt has written an outstanding book Radical: taking back your faith from the American dream he has a second one out Radical Together that also promises to be a challenging and worthwhile read, I have a copy but have not yet read it I'll do a review too when I'm done.

If there is one book you should read before the end of this year alongside your scriptures this might well be it. Platt writes within the North American context, but most of what he writes is applicable to us too. Platt makes the point that we have twisted Jesus, his message and his call to fit in with our cultural ideals to the point where we don't follow Jesus the way that we should.

The truth is the American dream is in fact a nightmare and Platt calls us to get back to the heart of the gospel: following Jesus, living like he did and doing what he calls us to do. A real challenge for us, but it is such a worthwhile one to take up!