Book Review: Surprised by God by Chris Green

The Christian faith is a deep faith. A faith that we could contemplate a lifetime and never grasp all that she is. Especially what we think about God himself. Our thoughts about God will shape our view of all things and how we are to live in light of who God is. This is what Chris Green digs into in his wonderful book “Surprised by God: How and Why What We Think about the Divine Matters.”

In this short book (86 pages) Green challenged my ways of thinking about God in new and fresh ways. We are to be a people of action but our action flows from our thoughts (Romans 12:1). Proper thoughts about God will result in proper action. This is the idea that Green is trying to get across to us and he does so successfully.

When I read this book I had to take it in small chunks, pausing often to contemplate the material. Green is an intellectual and writes as such but don’t let that stop you from reading this book. You will be blessed if you do.