Dirty God
By: Johnnie Moore
After reading Dirty God, by Johnnie Moore I felt
quite refreshed! Which at this point in my life has been a good thing. Following
is a short blurb about the intention of this book:
In Dirty God: Jesus in the
Trenches, Johnnie Moore draws on both Scripture and his extensive
experience with other cultures and religions to show how the God of the Bible
is unique in his willingness to be near us in all of our messiness. Moore
outlines the central importance of the doctrine of grace while introducing
readers to a humble and human Jesus who reaches out to us at our worst and
pulls us up to our best.
Johnnie Moore focused on Grace, how it is given by God and
therefore needs to be given by us. When a book focuses on Grace, I am more or
less hooked, because I know that I, a sinner, am in need of great grace; not
only from God but from those around me.
It was difficult for me to get started with this book. The
opening chapter did not do much to hook me in, however, after reading several
more chapters I saw its’ significance. This book had many references to
scripture and other authors. I have
found in the last few months that this is critical for someone who is writing a
book about God. I want to know where the facts are coming from; I want to know
which credible authors they are quoting and so on. I found this to be very good
in that respect.
I liked the way Johnnie Moore wrote this book. Each chapter
was broken into sections that flowed very well. It was also written in a way
that you could understand and also think about what was being said. This was
the first book I have read that was written by Johnnie Moore and I look forward
to more. Thank you Booksneeze for the opportunity to review this book.
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