After being bombarded by several friends about this book, I finally broke down and read David Platt’s book ‘Radical’. As you may know, Platt is the Sr. Pastor of a ‘Mega-Church’ called ‘The Church at Brook Hills’ in Birmingham, Alabama. Platt is one of the youngest ‘Mega-Church’ pastors in the country who seeks to, in his own words, “take back our faith from the American Dream”. His book has been causing quite a stir in evangelical circles!

Many people told me to read this book because, in their opinion, he was saying many of the same things that I had been saying about the American Church system. When a friend finally handed me a copy of the book, I figured I should take the time to read it. Wow, let me just say that I am stirred as a result of what I read in the book! This book review will take about 5-10 minutes to read. You should read this review even if you haven’t read Platt’s book. If you simply skim this review however, you will misunderstand me. Let me encourage you to read this whole article carefully.

Before I get too far into this book review, allow me to let the cat out of the bag… Continue Reading…