A Mile Wide: Trading a Shallow Religion for a Deeper Faith by Brandon HatmakerMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
In the book A Mile Wide Brandon Hatmaker states (about Jesus' parable of the soils), "...the quality and depth of the soil represents our heart's receptivity to his truth. Our receptivity determines the fruit, not the other way around. Instead of focusing on more fruit, we're challenged to focus on the condition of the soil."
With that, he proceeds to aid the reader in turning over the fallow ground and the topsoil of the heart. Seed that falls on hardened soil cannot take root and grow and is left to the birds.
Seed that falls on good soil eventually becomes fruit-bearing trees.
Brandon states, "...we're better at being and making converts than we are at being and making disciples." We are invited to consider discipleship through a new set of lenses, all of which are critical in our formation. He spells out, in everyday language how to go about deepening our relationship with God and with our neighbors. He offers a fresh perspective on loving others, calling them: The Outcast, The Outsider, and The Insider.
This book left me hungering for greater depths in my faith and with an action plan to make it happen.
I received an Advance Reader Copy in exchange for my honest review.
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