Writing a book about humility is always challenging, as the moment you begin to talk about it, there always seems to be a certain sense of pride that sneaks in. I think the biggest sense of pride that sneaks into this book is the assumption that the reader knows about what happened at Asbury. It is referred to as an event with the implication that if you picked up the book, you probably know what happened, but remember - mainstream media didn't cover this very much. There are a great many folks who are going to pick this up who are not going to know the fundamental narrative of the base experience the author is talking about. That creates a huge disconnect right from the start.

I enjoyed the read. There were many points where I saw things in a fresh new light and was provoked to continue thinking about some things in a new way. Old stories that I've heard before, but never quite in that way. Word pictures painted that formed a new scene in my own understanding of the narrative. I always love a book that can challenge me in this way and spur me toward greater growth.

Some of the chapters were extremely well done and drove home the idea of humility quite well. Other chapters seemed to focus more extensively on the author himself. In that sense, it almost felt like two books in here - the author's story and the author's sermon. Pastors are kind of notorious for this from the pulpit, but it's weird to me in book form. It's harder to follow. For what it's worth, I would have been interested in reading both - the story and the sermon - but to bounce back and forth was distracting at points.

This is a book I will recommend freely. I think it will do a lot of good in the world.

A must read, for anyone who has a heart to see revival, in this generation. A reminder of the continual call, we must decrease, and He must increase.