The Gutter: Where Life is Meant to be Lived
by Craig Gross
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Author: Craig GrossEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04-26
ISBN: 0976035707
Number of pages: 156
Publisher: Relevant Books
Book Reviews of The Gutter: Where Life is Meant to be Lived
Book Review: The Gutter
Summary: 3 Stars
This book is very good, and full of many excellent ideas and quotes. I often read with a highlighter in hand, and my copy is full of yellow. However, the amount of pushing the author gives to the idea of "The Gutter" gets a little old, and I found myself thinking "Ok, I get the idea, you don't have to say it again."
I also found it difficult to pinpoint exactly what the author identified as "The Gutter" that he was talking about. In the beginning of the book he writes out a list of what the gutter is, and the explanations he gives all seem to be different from each other. Throughout the book, I was left asking "Which gutter is he talking about now? The physical place? The spiritual? The emotional?"
It is easier to be critical than to praise, so I will leave it at those few issues I have with the book. I would recommend it to others, but warn them to try not get too bored with the seemingly forced theme.
Summary of The Gutter: Where Life is Meant to be Lived
Why did an all-knowing, all-powerful God send the perfection of His kingdom-His only Son-to the earth through the gutter? Why did Jesus spend so much time, reaching out to people in their own secret, dark places? Why do His followers so often turn away from those very same situations? The Gutter chronicles the author's journey to the gutter, telling the stories and sharing the insights he gained while spending time with the people who dwell there.The Gutter serves as a manifesto for all different types of people in the Church: those who yearn to impact the culture around them, those who have reassessed their discovery of Christ and want to make their story known, and those who are seeking out new, fresh ways of exhibiting Christ's love to the poor in spirit.
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