Review: For the Love: Fighting for Grace in a World of
Impossible Standards
Jen Hatmaker
Nelson Books
2015
Don’t miss this book! Jen Hatmaker makes reading fun and she has
some good words about nearly every topic addressed and she covers a bunch.
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Divided into four sections she moves in ever greater circles
from self to those that inhabit the world around us. One section examines marketing and the messages
sent. Or how about the idea that you can
have it all and do it all? She thinks
that just isn’t possible. Another section
covers family up close and personal. And
she even goes so far as believing that children are or should be children. There’s so much in this book. You don’t have to agree with her, but at
least hear her out. The chapter entitled
Poverty Tourism (153) spoke most
plainly to me right now as I pack for a mission trip. Great reminders. And don’t miss the Thank You Notes chapters.
They’re great!
The reader finds good common sense and good theology, but no
preachiness in this book, but wait, there’s more. There are recipes too. They look good, too. Her writing style allows her to transition
from the silly to the serious painlessly---for the reader. That takes skill and ability and a bunch of
other stuff that good writing does and that isn’t as easy as it looks.
I do recommend this book with one reservation. Because it is so easy to read, it would be
just as easy to breeze through it and miss some good observations that the
author lays out. Let those nuggets soak
in for a bit before moving on.
This book was provided by the publishers in return for a
review.
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