Rating: ★★★★★
Review:
“Religion says you can’t measure up. Grace says you don’t have to.”
I actually can’t remember when I first picked up this book. I’ve read little bits and pieces of it over time and I finally decided to sit down and reread it the other day and I’m so glad I did. This is one of the most insightful and powerful books I’ve read.
John Bishop has such a wonderful way of getting to the heart of our distortions of God and teaching how to see who God truly is without making the teachings seem like something I’ve heard a million times before. He manages to make a holy God approachable in a way that other pastoral authors have failed to do. He draws out new biblical knowledge from passages most of us will have encountered before but may not have understood their true depth or meaning.
There’s always a fine balance between being personal in a book and sharing too much, and I think Bishop is able to strike that perfect balance. By sharing his own ordeals with his son and his own life, we know that he sympathizes and empathizes with us and can truly know what we all have gone through and that his teachings are not shallow. Biblical teaching are often more believable when they come from someone who has walked the path before you and so John Bishop is able to honestly and kindly lead us all through a path of healing as he has been down the road with God already.
This book leads us on a road towards healing as the book unfolds, from discovering the source of our distortion, to knowing God as He truly is, to then moving forward in our new understanding. This book is one that I could read several times and still learn more from, in fact I’m sure I still haven’t grasped the full meaning of everything I read this first time I’ve read it. That’s the beauty of a book that teaches you something though, you’re never done learning.
Honestly, it’s hard to do a review on this book because it deserves every one of the 5 stars, but it takes you on a very personal journey which is difficult to explain in a review. This book altered many of the distortions I had from having an imperfect father myself and I can truly say that the wisdom contained within its pages is more than worth your time.
Genre: Christian Non-Fiction
Links: Goodreads / Amazon
Author: John Bishop
Synopsis:
When you hear the word “father,” do you think of someone who is loving…or angry? Someone who is pleased with you…or constantly disappointed? Someone who is always available…or someone who is too busy, preoccupied, or distant? When you think of “Father God,” what images come to mind?
Regardless of the type of father you grew up with—or without—it is likely that your view of God is influenced by the relationship you had with your father. Author John Bishop wants to help you discover that God is not just like your dad. Instead, God is the Father revealed in Scripture, where the truth is clear. Filled with biblical insight and practical tools for reflection, healing, and restoration, God Distorted will enable you to break free from the lies of the enemy and see your heavenly Father as He truly is.
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