The Me I Want to Be

The Me I Want to Be, John Ortberg, Zondervan, 9-780-310-275-923, HB, 264 pages, $19.99

Christian Living

What if other people didn't say things about us? Would we know who we are? Probably. With the world today telling us who we should or shouldn't be, John Ortberg's book, The Me I Want to Be, is a helpful way to find who God made us to be, and become that best version.

John Ortberg is a pastor and bestselling author of several books. In this book, he writes about first finding our identity, then flowing with the spirit, renewing our mind, redeeming our time, deepening our relationships, transforming our experience, and flowing from here on out. Throughout the book are quizzes, quotes, and verses that connect with what is being discussed.

I found Ortberg's book to be very helpful in understanding who God created me to be and how to be God's best version of me. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone frustrated with not being who they want to be. With the book comes a helpful and free on-line assessment, which is mentioned in the book.

Follow

Follow: A Simple and Profound Call to Live Like Jesus, Floyd McClung, David C. Cook, 978-1-4347-0192-3, paper, 256 pgs., $14.99

What if we stepped out of the boat and lived like Jesus? Is it possible? What does it take? Floyd McClung's book, Follow, discusses this topic. From loving Jesus, loving those who don't know Jesus, and loving each other, we have quite a task. It's not easy, but McClung has written this book to help us.

Floyd McClung has been a missional leader and church planter in Afghanistan and Amsterdam, America and Africa, and has written numerous books, including The Father Heart of God. He provides many personal examples to help us understand the things he discusses. At the end of each chapter, there is a 'Reflecting and Responding' section with questions that reflect what was read in the chapter. He also provides Scripture to read and do a discovery Bible study on, which he discusses in Appendix 1.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and I would highly recommend it to anyone, mostly small groups or churches, interested in living like Jesus.