At a youth workers conference earlier this year, I picked up a number of books that were on sale for only a few dollars. I recently finished one of those books, Matthew Paul Turner’s Provocative Faith.

The book is a fairly quick read (less than 200 pages) and turned out to be pretty decent.  As usual, I took several notes while reading; here are some of the things that stood out to me.

  • Freedom and faith come when we accept Jesus into our hearts.
  • Even when situations seem messed up, we must trust Jesus to know what is best.
  • “Although” faith, not “if” faith, allows us to endure despite the situation (e.g. “Although I am sick, I have faith” not “If I get well, I’ll have faith”).
  • Just because God doesn’t perform the miracles we want when we want them doesn’t mean He’s not actively involved in our life.
  • If you love people with all of your heart, you’ll be loving Jesus; if you love Jesus with all of your heart, you’ll be loving people.
  • We aren’t truly living until God pushes us outside of our comfort zones.

If you’re at all interested in Christian non-fiction, this book is worth a read.  In fact, you can pick up my copy on PaperBackSwap.