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Thursday, November 10, 2016
A Mile Wide: Trading A Shallow Religion For A Deeper Faith by Brandon Hatmaker is about how the Christian faith is meant to be much broader and deeper than how the average American Christian lives. The title comes from the old saying "a mile wide and an inch deep." In contrast to that, Hatmaker contends that the Christian faith should be both a mile wide and a mile deep.The main strength of this book is its attempt to broaden the typical definition of faith. We should break out of the go to church on Sunday and live just with Christians mode. If we see through the gospel lens, any moment with any person can be a gospel moment. If we live on mission, any moment can be missional. Getting outside of our comfort zones in terms of the kinds of people we are in relationship with, and the opportunities we seek out to serve can only strengthen and increase our faith.
Hatmaker uses examples from his own somewhat unorthodox life and church to illustrate the above points. The second half of the book is much stronger than the first half. While the average person may benefit from reading A Mile Wide, it may be most helpful to those in some kind of leadership, or those specifically seeking ways to broaden their faith experience. Each chapter ends with a list of several discussion questions that would be useful either in a group setting or individually.
I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookLook book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255
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