We Will Be Landing Shortly
by Mike Hamel is one of those books that I was really excited to see
come across the review list. It served two purposes for me: 1) It was a
book that was not strictly theological, so was a 'brain break', and 2)
It just looked plain interesting. I was glad for the day when I could
settle down and read it.
Mere sentences in, and I was hooked - this book hits me where it hurts, and where I hurt, and where I push through on a regular basis. Hamel bares his soul as he shares his musics through theological questions, grief, and "landing well." The idea of landing well has to do with death - when we get there. His approach to his questions, his honest grapplings, and his use of theologians and other writers, leave the questions unanswered in a way that doesn't hurt. It explores them in a way that reminds you that you aren't alone if you, too, have questions.
This is a book I recommend - whole heartedly. However, I do recommend it with caution - if you are not already exploring your theology, or aren't in a place where you can comfortably wrestle with the images of God presented in many churches, then you won't like the book - plain and simple. If you find yourself already questions where joy and pain come from, how you can still believe what you were taught in Sunday School, or how this world and this life work, then please, please, please read this book. It is beautiful.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author and/or publisher through the Speakeasy blogging book review network. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.
Mere sentences in, and I was hooked - this book hits me where it hurts, and where I hurt, and where I push through on a regular basis. Hamel bares his soul as he shares his musics through theological questions, grief, and "landing well." The idea of landing well has to do with death - when we get there. His approach to his questions, his honest grapplings, and his use of theologians and other writers, leave the questions unanswered in a way that doesn't hurt. It explores them in a way that reminds you that you aren't alone if you, too, have questions.
This is a book I recommend - whole heartedly. However, I do recommend it with caution - if you are not already exploring your theology, or aren't in a place where you can comfortably wrestle with the images of God presented in many churches, then you won't like the book - plain and simple. If you find yourself already questions where joy and pain come from, how you can still believe what you were taught in Sunday School, or how this world and this life work, then please, please, please read this book. It is beautiful.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author and/or publisher through the Speakeasy blogging book review network. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.
No comments:
Post a Comment