Welcome to the Story: Reading, Loving & Living God's Word
by Stephen J. Nichols
ISBN 978-1-4335-2230-7
Crossway Books
Reviewed by Clint Walker
I am always on the lookout for books that offer overviews of Scripture as a whole. They are helpful for me, and they are helpful for the people I work with
This particular book is especially good. It offers a overview of the narrative arc of God's Word, with an emphasis toward major themes. Specifically, Welcome to the Story chronicles the overarching themes of Scripture as it goes along: creation, fall, remption, and restoration. Then the author talks about what this story teaches us about who God is and who we are. Finally, the author delves deeper in how understanding Scripture this way can form our spirits and change our lives.
What I especially like about this book is that it understands Scripture as GOD'S story. The Bible is designed for GOD to speak to us, for us to understand who GOD is, for us to see what GOD is doing in the world, and then for us to decide if we want to be a part of the big thing GOD is doing in the world.
This is a good resource to have on my shelf, and then to share with those who are asking, "What is the Bible all about?"
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