Mike Edmisten Follower of Jesus. Husband of Nicki. Father of Ryan & Brock. Communicator of the Word.

Primal

Mark Batterson's new book, Primal, hits bookshelves today. I'm honored to be part of the book's blog tour this week.

I've admired Mark's ministry at National Community Church for a long time. And every time Mark writes a book, I grab it immediately. His previous books, In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day and Wild Goose Chase, were both great reads.

Primal picks up where they left off and, honestly, it goes to another level. It's Mark's best book to date.

The book is a call to reclaim "the lost soul of Christianity." It is centered around the greatest command in Scripture: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." (Mark 12:30)

This book is a threat to the traditional view of Christianity. It is a call to strip away all the extra stuff and go "primal." To get back to the heart of Christianity by simply living out its greatest commandment.

I would recommend that Primal be the first book you read in 2010. It has the potential to rock your world. It certainly rocked mine.

(This was book was provided for review by WaterBrook Multnomah.)