Fire On Your Head

I just finished reading a book by David Ravenhill, son of the late revivalist Leonard Ravenhill (who I’ve posted numerous quotes from on this blog.)

I purchased a copy of his book The Jesus Letters at Summer School and when I had time, gradually read it in the last month. At first I had a hard time getting into it because it’s clearly a different tone and style than the works of his father, but this man is clearly a gifted teacher. He was a guest at last year’s FIRE Holland Summer School, and I’m told that he may not have been a very animated preacher, but he spoke with such authority. I can easily say that shows in his writings from this book and the other one I read a few years back, They Drank from the River and Died in the Wilderness.

My purpose in sharing about this is not a book review, and I hardly will wind up posting book review type of blog entries every time I read a book that I like. Listed on the right hand column are books I generally think are good for believers everywhere to have given a read. Exepct of course The Message is just a suggestion.

In it The Jesus Letters, Ravenhill, takes the seven letters to the churches in Revelation and gives them a modern day context. If you don’t like being challenged and convicted in your walk with God, then don’t bother reading this book. Otherwise, things that caught my attention are just what is meant by the teaching of Balaam, and just what exactly a spirit of Jezebel really is, and they are both things that, according to the author, are not what is popularly taught.

So if you have the desire for a good challenging read, on issues that are relevant and not just the latest winds of doctrine going around in the Body of Christ, then please do yourself a favor and get your hands on a copy of this book. For those of you who see us regularly, FIRE Holland has it and sells copies of it in our “store” and I strongly urge you to consider buying one, and for others I’m sure it can be obtained easily either through online bookstores or your local Christian bookstore.

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