Incredible stories and beautiful philosophy on loving people the way Jesus did
"We don't need to spend as much time as we do telling people what we think about what they're doing We're not the school principals or the bouncers or the sheriffs. In other words, stop it. Loving people doesn't mean we need to control their conduct. Loving people means caring without an agenda.""
I enjoyed this book and was disappointed in it at the same time. There were some amazing thoughts, like the quote above, throughout this book. And his philosophy and ideal of loving people the way Jesus did deserves a full 5 stars. His humor is great. His stories are INCREDIBLE. But the book is so very repetitive. He just makes the same point over and over again, amidst these incredible stories and gave me goosebumps and made me think just how interesting and intense this man's life has been. I can only imagine how many story he has that he didn't include in this book.
So maybe the repetition isn't a big problem. It's said that people have to hear something at least seven times before they really remember it, right? So maybe the repetition was intentional. But it was just different than I expected.
The ending deserves 5 stars as well. If you read nothing else, you could read the first chapter and the last story about the witch doctor. Absolutely incredible.
The whole book? I guess I give it 3.5 stars. It was good, and it challenges the average mindset with a lot to think about. I definitely think its worth the read.
I enjoyed this book and was disappointed in it at the same time. There were some amazing thoughts, like the quote above, throughout this book. And his philosophy and ideal of loving people the way Jesus did deserves a full 5 stars. His humor is great. His stories are INCREDIBLE. But the book is so very repetitive. He just makes the same point over and over again, amidst these incredible stories and gave me goosebumps and made me think just how interesting and intense this man's life has been. I can only imagine how many story he has that he didn't include in this book.
So maybe the repetition isn't a big problem. It's said that people have to hear something at least seven times before they really remember it, right? So maybe the repetition was intentional. But it was just different than I expected.
The ending deserves 5 stars as well. If you read nothing else, you could read the first chapter and the last story about the witch doctor. Absolutely incredible.
The whole book? I guess I give it 3.5 stars. It was good, and it challenges the average mindset with a lot to think about. I definitely think its worth the read.