Taking God at His Word: Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me by Kevin DeYoungMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Raised as a charismatic from birth and now having become more reformed (and expository) in bible school, this reviewer agrees with DeYoung's principal substantive - that Christians ought to hear the voice of God by reading the bible. For the nitty-gritty details, the first chapter in the book presents a pretty good defence of this view.
The book comes in a hardcover, which is a nice touch, as this would be a book that many would think to lend to lend to other believers. The book is highly accessible, being targeted at the layman and beginner/intermediate readers. I appreciate how DeYoung presents the various viewpoints on any topic he discusses and faithfully describes (almost to the point of defending) the opposing views as would a proponent. A great feature at the end of the book would be the recommended further readings, whereby he makes comments and states what kind of reader may be interested (beginner, intermediate or advanced).
The 3.5 star rating is due to insufficient real-world anecdotes/accounts making the walls of text a challenge to remain engaged at times. DeYoung’s strengths appear also to be in penning non-theological titles where his writing comes alive on another level - see “Crazy Busy” or “Why we love the church” for DeYoung at his very best. Many a time I found myself struggling to want to keep reading, and I simply forced myself to finish the book so as to write this review.
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