I read Groeschel's other book It a few months ago and really loved it because it spoke to me so much about what we as a church might need to do to capture that indescribable essence that exudes the Holy Spirit. This book, Weird, deals more with a person's one-to-one Christian walk and how it relates to everything we do individually. Again, Groeschel is a very entertaining, personal writer, but this time I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the previous book. Nothing to knock this book at all, because I still really enjoyed it, but it didn't bowl me over in the same way that It did.I'd still recommend Weird and hope to read The Christian Athiest and Soul Detox eventually, but this one didn't strike me quite as forcefully. I'm sure it's where we are as we read each individual book. I truly admire Groeschel and his work, though, as I have tried to tell as many as I can about his church, LifeChurch.tv, and its efforts to make the Bible available free to any smartphone or tablet owner.
In Weird, he makes the point that living normally by the definition of the world isn't working any more, and isn't a goal that any of us as Christians should pursue. Groeschel remains one of my favorite Christian writers, and I look forward to reading more of his work...
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