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Review Date: 7/17/2011
Excellent resource. It starts out a little tenuous, because the miracles the first part relies on seem to be very poorly documented. But then Jim goes on into the dynamics of the new "open church", and he gives a lot of insight. His final chapter, on an imaginary plenary church meeting, had me in tears for its vision of how the church should be operating. Finally, the appendix is loaded with resources for moving forward into a new church life, and many of them are freely available. Unfortunately the website supporting the book has been taken down (as have some of the resources).
The book is written in an easy, informal style, but nonetheless packs a major punch. Highly recommended.
The book is written in an easy, informal style, but nonetheless packs a major punch. Highly recommended.
Review Date: 5/26/2011
Absolutely awesome.
Review Date: 8/25/2009
Absolutely fantastic book. I've been strongly drawn to the Lord's work among Muslims lately. Apparently because their cultures are so closed and coercive, He has been bearing witness to Christ through supernatural means such as dreams and visions.
In this story a young, very devout Muslim woman, crippled almost from birth, undergoes a lot of misfortune, until she simply wants to die. But it is at this point that the Lord Jesus speaks to her for the first time, giving hope. A bit later, she is miraculously healed, and her path to Christ is secured. Baptism follows, along with prison and near-martyrdom by her own brothers.
One sees the coercion of Muslim culture in action. We take for granted freedom of religion, but it's a matter of life and death in a culture whose guiding holy book prescribes death to apostates and where families are expected to take the initiative in carrying out the sentence in order to restore their false sense of honor.
I read this book in one sitting, even staying up all night to do so. I can't remember the last time I did that for a book. I also used Torn Veil as a basis for a meditation at http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/consecration.
I very highly recommend this book.
In this story a young, very devout Muslim woman, crippled almost from birth, undergoes a lot of misfortune, until she simply wants to die. But it is at this point that the Lord Jesus speaks to her for the first time, giving hope. A bit later, she is miraculously healed, and her path to Christ is secured. Baptism follows, along with prison and near-martyrdom by her own brothers.
One sees the coercion of Muslim culture in action. We take for granted freedom of religion, but it's a matter of life and death in a culture whose guiding holy book prescribes death to apostates and where families are expected to take the initiative in carrying out the sentence in order to restore their false sense of honor.
I read this book in one sitting, even staying up all night to do so. I can't remember the last time I did that for a book. I also used Torn Veil as a basis for a meditation at http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/consecration.
I very highly recommend this book.
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