Aug
05
2010
Book Notes: Rescuing Ambition / Hello, I Love You
Notes on two books I’ve read recently:
Rescuing Ambition
Dave Harvey
Crossway, 2010
My Rating: *****
Dave Harvey of Sovereign Grace Ministries believes that ambition need not be suppressed but instead set free. In this pioneering book, he contrasts godly ambition with selfish ambition. Humans are innate “glory chasers,” but our desire for our own glory shrinks our souls. We need God’s Word to expose our search for counterfeit splendor and set our hearts on holy ambition for God that results in a greater passion for service in the church. A thought-provoking and much needed book!
Hello, I Love You:
Adventures in Adoptive Fatherhood
Ted Kluck
Moody, 2010
My Rating: ***
Ted and Kristin Kluck desperately wanted children and sensed the Lord calling them to adopt orphans. After a long and arduous process, they adopted two children from Ukraine. Kluck’s memoir is written in the present tense, which makes readers feel as if they are on the journey with them. His sense of humor is on display throughout the book, particularly in the difficult moments of culture shock, red tape, and familial pressure.
(These two reviews first appeared in Christianity Today, July 2010.)