The Purpose Driven? Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?

The Purpose Driven? Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
by Rick Warren

The Purpose Driven? Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
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Author: Rick Warren
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-02-01
ISBN: 0310276993
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Zondervan
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Summary: 3 Stars

My wife and I were given this New York Times Bestseller several years ago, and I read it a couple of times. The book is designed to be read over a course of 40 days, which I did in my first reading, but in my second reading I decided to cover it in a few days. The Purpose Driven Life answers life's most important question: What on earth am I here for? If you don't know the answer, reading Warren's book will provide you the answer in a way that anyone can understand. Even if you do know the answer, this book provides some wise counsel that can help guide you on the right path. Unfortunately there are some major elements lacking in this book. For a serious critique of Rick Warren's Purpose Drive Life (from a reformed perspective), I highly recommend visiting Tim Chailles' blog.

Summary of The Purpose Driven? Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?

Now in trade paperback??"The Purpose Driven?? Life. With over 20 million copies sold worldwide, Rick Warren??Ts #1 New York Times bestseller guides you on a personal forty-day spiritual journey of discovery in search of answers to life??Ts most important question: What on earth am I here for? Five biblical answers will transform your outlook on life.
The spiritual premise in The Purpose-Driven Life is that there are no accidents---God planned everything and everyone. Therefore, every human has a divine purpose, according to God's master plan. Like a twist on John F. Kennedy's famous inaugural address, this book could be summed up like this: "So my fellow Christians, ask not what God can do for your life plan, ask what your life can do for God's plan." Those who are looking for advice on finding one's calling through career choice, creative expression, or any form of self-discovery should go elsewhere. This is not about self-exploration; it is about purposeful devotion to a Christian God. The book is set up to be a 40-day immersion plan, recognizing that the Bible favors the number 40 as a "spiritually significant time," according to author Rick Warren, the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, touted as one of the nation largest congregations. Warren's hope is that readers will "interact" with the 40 chapters, reading them one day at a time, with extensive underlining and writing in the margins. As an inspirational manifesto for creating a more worshipful, church-driven life, this book delivers. Every page is laden with references to scripture or dogma. But it does not do much to address the challenges of modern Christian living, with its competing material, professional, and financial distractions. Nonetheless, this is probably an excellent resource for devout Christians who crave a jumpstart back to worshipfulness. --Gail Hudson

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