November 14, 2008

Book Review: The Unhurried Chase that Ended at L'Abri

At this point in my life I have not read anything by Francis Schaeffer. I realize now that this is a great deficiency in my spiritual and theological education, and am going to change that as soon as possible.

This realization came about as I read the delightful book "The Unhurried Chase that Ended at L'Abri" In it, author Betty Carlson describes how God slowly and deliberately moved in her life to bring her to the place where she met the Schaeffer family, and in meeting them, met Christ.

Carlson's style is as unhurried as was God in His chase. Here stories are delightful, refreshingly light-handed, and completely free of rancor or bitterness. When one begins reading the story, one is not sure how what she relates has to do with God or Christianity. She does a masterful job, however, of pulling it all together.

This book is recommended for believers looking to understand the sovereignty of God in salvation, and unbelievers who understand that there is "something missing".

Posted by Andrew on November 14, 2008 12:22 PM.