People recommend books to me all the time. I write down the titles in a list on my phone, and sometimes I get them read. Well, this is one I read and have been thinking of since I finished it.
Written in 1995, this book is not new. It reads a little like a romance novel, a little like a self-help book, and a little like a devotional. While I don’t know that I can agree with all of its theological thoughts, I do find myself pondering this book even after I completed it.
This is the story of Christine. She is a nurse who has been unlucky in love. She feels burnt out by her work and unhappy with her life. Into her life comes God on a Harley.
Christine is taught some of the ways that humans have gotten religion wrong. Now, God has decided to offer individual commandments recognizing that the 10 commandments may not have been the best rules by which to live. God is coming to each human individually to help make sense of life.
This short book-only 147 pages-would make an excellent book group conversation starter for the right group. Some questions I would enjoy discussing with others…how do you react to the idea that God is changing and learning just like humanity? If God made individual commandments for you, what might they be? Do any of the commandments given to Christine make sense for your life? How would God appear to you today to catch your attention?
If you give this book a read, let me know. I would be glad to discuss it with you!
I was loaned the book years ago, it and returned it to its owner, my girlfriend at the time, We were both coming out of divorce moving and downsizing and trying move forward. I am trying remember the passage about donating your no longer useful goods. A part of freeing yourself and your mind from worldly matters and moving forward with a clearer mind. I think it went something like this :” If it no longer serves you, give it away. If it does not serve you to give it away, throw it away” My girlfriend at the time was using that passage as she cleaned out her hugely over pack closet of clothing she hadn’t worn in years but trying to down size. Im doing that very same thing as I am typing this out but can’t remember the exact words or context. Can you refresh my memory. Thanks!
I wish I still had the book. I was given it to read and then returned it. I tried searching it online and didn’t find that quote easily.