This is indeed more a memoir than a theological treatise. Every chapter does lead to a point, however, and usually a good one. There, of course, is no point in disagreeing or arguing about the author's history and the lessons they learned. Sometimes though it feels like they are expanding their personal experience to draw conclusions beyond her own experience. For example, there are some swipes at short-term missions trips that are undoubtedly sometimes true but are not always true. It might be more effective to talk about what a great short-term mission experience could be like, than to just throw them all out as useless. (And the limitations/problems with short-term mission trips are not new, but calling them out in this book is a good reminder.)

Look as you probably already know she's swear-y. The thing is that sometimes it doesn't feel like she's doing for any other reason than it proves she's super edgy.

So why 4 stars? Cause it is interesting and provokative. ( )

Twenty-two LibraryThing members have read this (or at least entered it,) but only one has rated it and so far no-one has written a review. It is a challenging book because Jamie Wright speaks boldly about missions. If you haven't even been on a short-term mission, you might doubt her point-of-view because of what you have learned in church and heard in all your missions conferences. I wanted to rail against her swear words, because I don't swear (much and not in public or writing,) and I don't even think it proper English, but I don't want to throw out the baby with the bath water, because everything else was spot on. ( )