The Hole in Our Gospel – A Review

Reviews / Giveaways — By Dr. Mommy on May 16, 2009 at 9:21 pm

The title captured my attention immediately, I was very intrigued to begin reading this book.  The book is titled ‘The Hole in Our Gospel’ and is written by Richard Stearns, the President of World Vision.  But, Richard Stearns did not start off as the president of such an organization, he  was actually a corporate CEO who was convicted and set his once thought of successes aside to discover the full power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

What I was curious about was why he mentioned the Hole in our Gospel.  As I continued to read his convicting words, I soon realized what was meant by this powerful title.  As Christians we are to help all mankind and more importantly we must help the poor and destitute of this world.  He mentions how we can easily get accustomed to our many worldly possessions and lose the entire focus that the Lord’s message has set out for us.

This book and the message it sends out is extremely convicting and will make you think very long and hard about what our purpose is and what we are meant to do as believer’s of Jesus Christ.

Stearns gave up his life as a corporate mogul for one that would take him to third world countries to help the indigent and the poor.  Not all of us are able to do this, but we can still do our part in following God’s word.  We must try to help those that are less fortunate and appreciate what we have.

Too often we are blinded by the newest and latest gadgets, clothing, automobiles and more and find ourselves wanting more instead of less.  Reading this book, will open your eyes to what is important in life and having luxuries is not a priority.  Obeying God’s word is the priority and then and only then will we be truly satisfied.

The Hole in Our Gospel is a true testimony of Stearn’s continuous journey and one that is not easy.  He is not one to accuse others but mainly is pointing the finger at himself and the life he once led.  This is a very moving and emotional book and will definitely make you think about your faith and your contentment with your life.

Too often we will read the Gospel and make it apply to the lives we lead, and we must actually read with a humble heart and appreciate what we have.  The hole has been created by people and we as people can fill that hole.  We may not be able to leave our jobs and begin a new life or ministry as Stearns did, but we can live our lives differently by praising our Father daily.  We can help people in our own communities as well as in other parts of the world.  More importantly we must be aware that those situations exist and not live in a bubble.  That is the true conviction this book brings out.  A very well written and moving book that will change many people’s lives.

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