Stick with me for a minute…
About 8 months ago, I started to get this nagging pain in my abdomen and back on the upper left side. It basically appeared over the summer and got progressively worse. One gall bladder, an ultrasound, CT scan and more blood work than one man can count later it has been determined to be a “muscular skeletal” issue. Visits to a chiropractor and massage therapist are slowly working out a problem that has built up over time. Quietly the muscles and “pressure points” in my upper back have worked themselves into a real mess. Addressing the issue and working through it is not an overnight success. It is going to take time. We could just throw pain killers and Ibuprofin at it, but it would only mask the problem.
So what in the world did that little pathology report have to do with my book review? Like I said, stick with me.
Through that magic that is facebook, I recently became re-acquainted with an old friend named Matt Bays. As luck would have it, Matt lives in a neighborhood which may one day be our destination due to our world headquarters in Indianapolis. So when Matt asked me to review his new book, The Blind Writer, I was honored to do so! I’m so proud to see a friend follow through with a dream of writing a book. After reading it , I am even more proud knowing that Matt poured his heart and deepest thoughts into this book. It is a journey through the ups and downs of a man that works in “the church” and lives in a world that is challenging our emotions and faith each day.
I took you through the story of my back because I thought it best explained what “The Blind Writer” is all about. I agree with Matt on many of his points in this book as it relates to what “the church” (pick one) has become. Like this issues that were my back, at first, we don’t even know they are there. The problems within our walls are silent, but slowly can destroy a ministry and church. When they do finally present themselves, we must be willing to go through the proper steps to find the real problem. Once identified, we must then deal with it accordingly. It’s not always popular. It’s not always easy. Yet if you and I want to see the Kingdom of God advance, we must do what it takes. We need to be like Jesus, not a subculture that has been created by men to make us feel like “Christians”.
Matt poured his time, heart and soul into this book. You may agree with everything, disagree with some or all of it. Either way, I recommend that you at least take a look at “The Blind Writer“. It might just give the pause we need to re-think how we do church.
Thanks again to Matt for the opportunity!
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