The Call of the Mild by Torry Martin and Doug Peterson is a fun read. I was not sure what I was getting into when I picked up this book. I was surprised what a fun read it is! The author tells his wacky life experiences in an entertaining way yet somehow manages to weave in truths about God. And it works! I loved this book and I would highly recommend it. It is such a fresh take on who God is and it reminds readers that life is meant to be fun. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.

Brilliant!!! This book is funny, enlightening,hilarious, intense and altogether enjoyable read. Torry Martin uses the everyday calamities of life to give a glimpse of how God is working in his life. The book gives the reader the insights of a devotional with the real life examples of faith in action.

Funny, sad sometimes, and invoking if feelings I had as a younger person, as well. Thoroughly enjoyed.

The Call Of The Mild Is a beneficial devotional. It is absolutely enjoyable - enjoyable - devotional? Yes enjoyable devotional. The author shares personal stories that are so funny - most of them - and are Spiritual but not blatant if you know what I mean - he also gives great Scriptures with it - the devotional is not a two second devotional, it is a little longer than that - this is something I have been looking for. I hope you have been looking for it to. It is alarmingly charming.

This book is full of humorous, and sometimes touching, tales of Torry's adventures and misadventures, with lessons for our spiritual walk interspersed, closely connected to said tales. I really enjoyed the stories - the writing was good and the content clean, mostly humorous but with some more serious parts at times too. The lessons brought out by the author were cleverly worked in so as not to feel forced or out of place, and helpful as well. In fact, at one stage I even put the book down for a little while because the lesson was hitting so close to home and I wanted to think about it for a while. Otherwise, I found the book compelling enough to make me want to keep reading - and reading.

While humour is a highly personal thing, I thoroughly enjoyed the humour of this book overall, and would happily recommend this book to others for both the stories and the lessons - with the caveat that you may want to read it when no one else is around, because I found myself laughing out loud quite often - and that can be embarrassing when others are around!

Note that I received a free copy of the book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review and this is my considered opinion of the book.

Torry Martin is such a hoot! I loved his earlier book and when I saw this one, I knew I wanted to read it. He manages to take hilarious episodes from his life and turn them into truths from God. My husband and I read this together as a devotion in addition to our devotions we do separately. The very first story here is roll in the floor laughing. But then we learn a lesson from God in it.


*My thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book via Net Galley. My opinions are entirely my own.