The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical

This book made me feel uncomfortable and insufficient in my Christian walk. I almost stopped reading it a few chapters in mistaking the author's honesty and bluntness for arrogance and self-righteousness. However, this book is one that I most likely will end up reading again to sufficiently glean all that it has to offer - it's one of those books that I think requires more than one read to properly digest. I may not have 100% agreed with all that he had to say, but his essential message of becoming an “ordinary radical” really inspired me to find new ways to live out my life in a way that is different than I have been, to love others unconditionally and to open my eyes to the plight of poverty that so much of this world deals with each and every day. There were a lot of good quotes in the book (things the author said that I jotted down to refer to later) and I particularly enjoyed his chapters covering the time he spent with Mother Theresa ministering to the poor.

I think it's good to have someone point out a lot of the wrong that is going on in the world today and I don't want to feel comfortable about that. Reading this novel served as a good reminder to not allow myself to become desensitized to that to where I become complacent and remain blissfully ignorant and contentedly so.

Definitely would recommend, just prepare yourself to feel convicted!