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Open book: Andy Carlisle
What are you reading at the moment? Elisha and Sign and a Wonder by Greg Haslam. Elisha didn't just prophesy about the spiritual climate of his age: he brought about a change. He was a thermostat, not a thermometer. A man with a prophetic edge that translated into a miracle ministry. He asked for a double portion of Elijah's annointing so that he could glorify God and bring about change, rather than just look good or have status.
What book has had the biggest impact on you? Gordon Macdonald's book Ordering your Private World has had a lot of impact. He writes that to have an ordered public life, we must have a Christ directed inner world that governs that public life. There is a lot of honesty here from someone who struggles himself. If we don't start on the inside and let God work on us what is on the outside will reflect this. One quote that is stands out is "Jesus Christ will not do mighty works in the private worlds of people who are driven. He never has. He seems to prefer to work with people whom He calls." This an antidote to the world around us that often makes us driven people who lack the grace and peace that life with Christ should be about. The only downside of the book is the old cover with a clockface on it. It made me feel driven just to look at it!
What are you planning to read next? The New Rebellion Handbook: A Holy Uprising, Making Real the Extraordinary in Everyday Life
by Jerome Daley. I have read a couple of his other books and found the
style and content helpful. It addresses 24 themes of life with fresh
ideas, biblical insights, applications. Each chapter has a story from
people like Billy Graham illustrating the point.