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Muscle And A Shovel (2011)

by Michael J. Shank(Favorite Author)

4.34 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0615474616 (ISBN13: 9780615474618)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Michael Shank Ministries

review 1: Shank does a pretty fair job of presenting his conversion via the gospel of Christ. It is a very simplistic, straight forward and easy read that is broken up into digestible units. His story is somewhat susceptible to trite phrases -- i.e. "...speak where the Bible speaks and silent where the Bible is silent", and I believe a misunderstanding of Acts 2:38 and "...you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." These detract slightly from the overall message. However, I would recommend reading the book and even giving it to those who might not be unreachable by another approach. I hope no one thinks this book is the "answer-all" to personal evangelism (as in giving it away and thinking our teaching duties are fulfilled).
review 2: This book was gifted to me... more by the sweetest person in my life, ever. However, this book came off to me, as propaganda. As a former member of the Church Of Christ, and a lifetime of being told that church is the only church going to heaven, I just couldn't even get in to this book. Not at all. The first two chapters I thought it would be ok… but it wasn't. The intention behind the gift of this book was pure and one of love. The book however, is not anything I would ever choose to read on my own after growing up inside the CoC. less

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