My neighbor brought this book over to me last Saturday, because it had been put in their mailbox at some point.  It was postmarked November 20^th and the guy hands it to me on December 12^th.  So, I didn’t have a lot of time to read this one, but what I have read has been really good.  Batterson looks at the Great Commandment from Jesus to love God with all of your heart.  Batterson breaks the book down into four sections - heart, soul, mind, and strength.  He calls it getting back to our spiritual roots, hence the title PRIMAL.  This really is a convicting book that gets at the heart of the Christian walk.  One of the questions Batterson asks is “do the things that make God mad make you mad?”  What, what a powerful question.  This is a book that needs to be read and applied by all Christians.  This book should be number 1 on your “To Read” list for 2010.

About the book: 

We have a tendency to complicate Christianity. Jesus simplified it: Love God with all of your heart, soul, mind, and strength. If we are to live out the essence of Christianity, we must commit to being great at this Great Commandment.

In Primal, Mark Batterson explores the four elements of Great Commandment Christianity: compassion, wonder, curiosity, and power. Along the way, he calls you to be a part of God’s reformation, starting in your own life.

As Mark writes, “Is there a place in your past where you met God and God met you? A place where your heart broke for the things that break the heart of God? Maybe it was a sermon that became more than a sermon. Maybe it was a mission trip or retreat. Maybe it was a vow you made at an altar. In that moment, God birthed something supernatural in your spirit. You knew you’d never be the same again. My prayer is that this book would take you back to that burning bush—and reignite a primal faith.”

Primal will help you live in light of what matters most and discover what it means to love God. It will help you become great at the Great Commandment. 

About the author:

The author of Wild Goose Chase and In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Mark Batterson serves as lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C. One church with nine services in five locations, NCC is focused on reaching emerging generations and meets in movie theaters at metro stops throughout the D.C. area. Mark has two Masters degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago. He and his wife, Lora, live on Capitol Hill with their three children. www.markbatterson.com

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