I Am Second: Real Stories. Changing Lives by Doug Bender
and Dave Sterrett
Thomas Nelson – January 3, 2012
Facebook: Yes, Doug Bender, and I am Second
Twitter: @Iamsecond, @DougBender, @davesterrett
Rating: The stories are
powerful and full of hope, I really enjoyed this read.
Source: Thomas Nelson, for
review
Click here to read what this story is about
I
had never heard of the I Am Second Movement. Yes, I mean movement. This is so
much more than just a book, but I didn’t know that until after I read it and
browsed the webpage. But in a way, I am glad that it’s a movement. Sometimes
you read an intensely good read about life and you wonder who’s really living
like this? But I Am Second is the
stories of people who have chosen to live a life where they are not in control.
They have chosen to give up what wasn’t
working in their lives, the secrets and addictions that they hid behind in
exchange for extreme faith. I say
extreme faith, because there are complacent Christians and there are Christians
who do “just enough”. Those who follow in the path of being second are not
complacent and they are not doing “just enough”.
The collection of
stories was powerful and filled with people who I knew or heard of and people
that I had no clue about. On the
website, when watching the videos, I found that there were even more people who
had chosen the path of the second. They
didn’t gloss over their “before” lives so it made a huge impact when they
talked about their lives “after”. At the
end of reading this book, a Bible verse came to mind, “His master replied, “Well
done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I
will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!”
( Matthew 25:21). I think these are the words that those who choose to be
second will hear.
Recommendation: If you are interested in learning about how
the Christian faith can change your life, regardless of where you are, you will
definitely enjoy this book. If you are interested in going deeper in your own
Christian walk, you will definitely enjoy this book.
A copy of this book was given to me, free, in exchange for my honest
opinion.
Always Shine,
Starr K
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