This & That

  • Tim Challies
  • 03/26/04
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Congratulations to my little sister Susanna and her new fiance, Rick, as they got engaged just a few hours ago. Rumor has it they may be looking to get married as soon as this fall! Susanna is the middle one of my three sisters and, appropriately, the second to get engaged. Note to Susanna and Rick: I know I don’t really get a vote, but if you want my input, I’d recommend getting married in the Toronto area rather than making me drive all the way down to Atlanta.

In other, less exciting news, I found Wild at Heart on sale at my local Christian bookstore and decided to pick it up. I have had loads of people ask me if I have read it and after this weekend I hope to be able to finally answer “yes.” The back cover makes it sound almost identical to Six Battles Every Man Must Win so I will be interested to see the differences. I was certainly not impressed with the only other of Eldredge’s books I have read (The Sacred Romance) and hope this one is more theologically sound. I can’t deny I am a tad suspicious of it, but will try to be as open-minded as I can.

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a comment from Doug McHone • 03/29 @ 2:51am
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I have a copy of “Wild at Heart” that I was given to me as a gift. I started to read it, but the notion that God loves surprises started to turn me off to the book. I got to the end of a section and the author asked that we not confuse what he said with open theology. If he has to ask us not to get confused with his own words, I see no point in continuing.

I haven’t read another page since then. Instead, I’m reading “Just Like Jesus” by Max Lucado and have recently purchased a copy of “Desiring God” by John Piper.

All the same, I can’t wait to see what you thought of “Wild at Heart.” If you give it a good review, I’ll pick up where I left off.

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a comment from Tim • 03/29 @ 9:01am
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I have reached that part of the book and pressed on, but must admit it left me confused. He seemed to express open theism, but then denied that that is what his words mean. I am going to read the rest of the book and see if he expresses his beliefs in more detail.

I can’t deny that so far I am enjoying the book. However, I am enjoying it less and less with each chapter. My frustration is that he rarely proves the statements he makes, so more and more he is building on an unproven foundation. He has lots of good things to say, but has not really given solutions to anything yet, so the verdict is still out.

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a comment from Randy Brandt • 03/29 @ 2:38pm
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Tim, you might appreciate my review of WaH.