alltheradreads's Reviews (1.9k)

This book is awesome — a short bt mighty dive into how to use the enneagram in prayer— and I highly recommend it to anyone who already loves this tool and wants to take it further in their faith life. It’s not a good one to grab if you’re new to the enneagram, but it’s great if you already have a basic understanding and want to look at things from a new angle. I underlined SO MUCH. Even though it goes through the triads instead if individual types, it was SO spot on for me (type 1 through and through!) and was really eye opening. Loved this one.

Oh, this book. Heart wrenching and hopeful and beautiful and brave and full of all the good, hard things that come with a life lived in total obedience to God. I loved her first book back when I read it (in high school? College?) and this one was no different. These words are a gift to the world and I’m grateful she shared them.

I first heard Jill Briscoe speak at IF:Gathering 2017, and I instantly fell in love with her. She's a brilliant, witty, wise, and passionate woman of God, and that same spirit shines through this book. I did miss hearing her British accent as I read this one, but I imagined it which kind of helped. 😊 This book focuses on the first few books of the Old Testament, and I'm glad I recently read them all so I had as solid context for this book. (If you aren't familiar with the OT, you'll be a little lost reading this one! I recommend reading it either alongside a reading of the OT, or right after reading through it, so you're familiar with the characters and storylines.) I loved the theme of this one and how Jill carried the "Here am I, Lord, send ___" idea throughout. This one didn't completely wow me, and I think I prefer listening to Jill speak, but I enjoyed it and found it encouraging and uplifting!

I remember loving this one as a kid, but rereading it this month felt like I was diving into a brand new book— i didn’t remember the plot at all! It held up, though, and I enjoyed it all over again.