This book is one of the best on this topic I have read. He manages to point out the ways in which the Church needs to consider and address the views of those outside of the Church, while pointing all the while to the fact that the real solution isn't to just change our beliefs to fit our culture (although he does take us to task that one should consider seriously whether our beliefs are truly biblical), but rather to simply do as Christ commanded, and love one another.

One great quote from this book came from the chapter on "when bad things happen" - the author is talking about "where was God in the Haiti earthquake" with a woman seated next to him on an airplane - in conclusion after a discussion about how God didn't cause the earthquake, but that God was there in the people helping, etc, "If you take God out of the equation in Haiti, you still have an earthquake with 200,000 people dead, but you have just removed the single most important source of comfort and hope."

Will one agree with this author on absolutely everything? Not necessarily. But I personally think it is a good thing to be challenged to look at things from other points of view none the less. ( )

Hamilton continues to impress me with his smooth way he communicates the gospel against the backdrop of current culture. This current endeavor addresses how Christians can respond like Christ to the culture around us as well as how much of the culture has seen us respond in a non-Christ-like way. The DVD for this series is top notch as well. My only critique is the subtitle should be 'Lessons in poor Christian marketing'. ( )