Dasa Mamula Mamula itibaren Midapadi, Tamil Nadu, Hindistan itibaren Midapadi, Tamil Nadu, Hindistan

I've been reading this book for the Emmanuel Book Group. The thrust of this book is first of all to convince us that the world we live in is not OK. We so regularly accept things going on as if they are fine and normal, without really engaging with the biblical view that we live in a world tainted by sin and not at all what it was created to be. More than that, we fail to see how this doctrine is evident in whatever we look at - the world shows signs of good created purpose but are frustrated or simply frustrating. We need to first of all realise that we live in a world that is being remade into God's purposes, but is still far from being right. Once we grasp that, Tripp encourages not to satisfy ourselves with accepting or surviving life, but by God's grace to seek to be part of the remaking of this world, hence the subtitle "Living productively in a world gone bad". Passivity is not an option, and we need to begin to think redemptively. This is a book that has challenged my view of the world around me and how God has called me to live in it, and I pray will fire me up to change in the light of it. Thoroughly recommended.

This was the first Jodi Picoult book I read and this book is what made me a fan of her work. It's still by far, my favorite of her books. Get ready for an emotional ride. If you are a crier, whether in the movies or watching commercials, this book will make you cry. Fantastic!