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Mark BattersonMultnomah / 2010 / Trade PaperbackOur Price$10.994.6 out of 5 stars for Primal: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity. View reviews of this product. 87 Reviews
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Anthony S. Ingram5 Stars Out Of 5February 1, 2010Anthony S. IngramIn the 1500s, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the doors of Castle Church in Whittenburg, Germany, which launched a revolution in the Christian world as it pertained to right doctrine. Battersons Primal is a launching pad for another reformation of the Christian religion. This time it is not just about right doctrine, but it is about right living.This book is an exploration of the Great Commandment: that you should love God with all of your heart, soul, mind, and strength. In his journey into the primal nature of humanity, Batterson argues that this command invites us into a relationship with God meant to bring us to new levels of heart-felt compassion, soul-stirring wonder, mind-bending curiosity, and an Kingdom building energy level built on God-given strength. It is a challenge to love God more every day with everything He has created us to be, and when we accept the challenge, the new reformation begins. For me, this book has challenged not only the way I love God, but the way I reflect that love of God onto others. This book is brilliantly written using many modern scientific discoveries about human physiology and the wonders of Creation to point us back to the Primal reason we exist, and then challenges us to use everything we have, combined with the grace of God, to love God in such a way that everything and everyone around us is affected. God is an infinite being and that means there are an infinite number of ways we can love Him, most of which have not even been imagined yet. Upon finishing this book, I am certain that Christianity is not a dying religion on its way out, but rather an infant relationship with God that is barely learning to crawl. If Christianity is getting dry and boring to you, you need this book. If Christianity is thriving in you and God is blowing your mind, you need this book. And for anyone caught in the middle, you should read it too. We have so much love to give, and so many reasons to do so.
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Mike Foster5 Stars Out Of 5January 11, 2010Mike FosterMark is one of my favorite authors. I have read both In and Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day and Wild Goose Chase and Primal lives up to all expectations. Mark does an incredible job dissecting the Great Commandment (Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength). He points out that when we lose our way in our faith we often need to go back to these basics and the primal instincts of our faith to bring us back to a place of growth.The thing I love most about all of Marks writings is his interdisciplinary breadth of resources. He is almost as comfortable talking about neurology as he is theology. His view, and rightfully so, that all truth is Gods truth allows Mark to maneuver between disciplines with the greatest of ease. It is with this ease that helps expand my faith with each Batterson read.If you are looking for a light read, a fluff piece, this isnt it. If you are looking for a challenging book that will shed some fresh light on a verse that we have read and thought about for years. This isnt exactly the little known story of In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day. The call to greater compassion, wonder, curiosity and energy is a call to greater faith and love for God. Where the first reformation was about deeds, the reformation needed today is one of deeds. We cant afford to just be good at the Great Commandment,we need to be GREAT at it.Mark writes in an easy to read fashion, almost as if you are talking about things over coffee. If you are looking for a book to wake your soul, to remind you of what where our faith has come from and to bring life to a faith gone stale this is the book for you.
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Paula Ebert5 Stars Out Of 5December 27, 2009Paula EbertPrimal delivered everything that I expected and more. As I started reading, I was drawn in by the challenge of stripping everything in life down to the basics. As I continued to read the more challenged I became in my Christian walk the more determined I became to pull every lesson possible from this book! It also grew incredibly clear that the entire point of Primal is to call us to a life based on The Great Commandment, Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.Nothing more.Nothing less.Mark writes in a way that speaks deeply to hearts and minds. Primal is a book that can be read quickly, but should be given more time to digest. There is so much meat inside so much that we can learn It is not primarily a book about how to grow a greater church but instead how to become a better disciple. However, if we all begin to live the principles in Primal, I believe we will see the church experiencing a reformation like we have never seen before!This is a great book to start off your reading for the new year I truly believe this is the first must read of 2010!
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FulkyCedarville, OHAge: 55-65Gender: male5 Stars Out Of 5January 21, 2014FulkyCedarville, OHAge: 55-65Gender: maleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5What an encouraging, inspirational book! Mark Batterson has a way of using his life experiences to draw analogies that enhance our understanding and gratitude for the Word of God. Highly recommend!
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Darrell BeckILAge: 45-54Gender: male5 Stars Out Of 5Outstanding!October 26, 2012Darrell BeckILAge: 45-54Gender: maleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This book has depth while written in a style and challenges the reader to return to Love the Lord with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength!
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