Your God is too Glorious *****by Chad Bird
Overview: This book is a celebration of the work God does in ordinary people's lives each and every day. We live in a society of everyone trying to be a star. In this book, Chad Bird looks at how God uses just normal, flawed characters in the Bible and today to do His greatest work.
Positive elements: I really enjoyed the first chapter of the book about being surrendered to God's working in our lives.
Negative elements: I couldn't get excited about the rest of this book. It seemed like so many other books I've read. I was also confused about the author's mixing of his life experiences with the Bible stories he was telling. I only skimmed the last three-quarters of the book.
Conclusion: I wanted to like this book because I agree with the premise of the book. I think I had a hard time seeking wisdom from Chad Bird after I realized what a mess his personal life is. I think he was divorced twice? I couldn't quite understand if that was true... I felt like he was writing a book on different men and women in the Bible and then throwing in bits and pieces of his life. So, I was confused and lost some respect for him.
I did love this quote in the first chapter from Larry Hein: "May all your expectations be frustrated, may all your plans be thwarted, may all your desires be withered into nothingness, that you may experience the powerlessness and poverty of a child and sing and dance in the love of God who is Father, Son, and Spirit."
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
