McManus, the founder of Mosaic Church in Los Angeles, writes about what it means to be a creative person and a Christian - after all, The creative creator must've made us all creative, right? In 7 sections, he explores the facets of the artisan soul, using some fantastic, innovative-but-solid theology about not only unleashing our imagination, but the importance of discipline and checking our relationships and our souls.

While I will say this book is definitely not written in a for everyone, (I'm gonna guess that he is a 4w3 like me!) McManus and I are definitely one and the same on a lot of these views, and I really resonated with a lot of the book. When I began the book, I didn't feel that convicted because these were truths I had believed for a long time, and it felt a little too light. I promise you, this is just the beginning - later in the book, he socked me in the gut. ;) I love the way that he weaves his own experiences and the experiences of others (neither of which are over-used) to explain these points. Enneagram 4s - seriously, this is the book for us. McManus is a fantastic example that artists are NOT loosey goosey - artists can do GOOD theology, too! This is a powerful read and I already ordered a copy for myself!

I really loved the exercise in the back of the book as well. I've read through it, but I'm hoping to do some of the steps a little more slowly.

I'd recommend this book to anyone who calls themselves a creative person, but I will say - keep going during/after the first chapter. McManus also has a particular passionate writing style that I really enjoyed, but I imagine some people would not like.