#BOOK REVIEW #DONT HOLD BACK BY DAVID PLATT #PUBLISHER: MULTNOMAH #CHRISTIANITY & CULTURE #CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW Pastor David Platt, the New York Times bestselling author of Radical, in his latest book, Don't Hold Back encourages us to repent and follow Jesus's steps even when the Churches that we call family are sick in America where we are part of it. Some key takeaways I could find from this book are: We are quick to accuse, belittle, cancel, and not trust each other as we get tangled in a cultural climate we forget that it leads us not to enjoy one another's fellowship at the table, not to encourage one another and not to love one another in word and deed. Therefore many are leaving the table as many sisters and brothers (many of us) get divided and hurt by one another. Jesus should be the reason to bring us unity as he brings together a group of different personalities in the church. In the Bible, like how the disciples of Jesus such as Mathew - a wealthy tax collector, and Jesus called Simeon - an occasionally militant anti-government movement put u...