{"id":6954,"date":"2014-03-14T00:42:25","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T05:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=6954"},"modified":"2014-03-13T20:02:52","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T01:02:52","slug":"book-review-make-that-endorsement-for-dive-deeper-by-jenifer-jernigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=6954","title":{"rendered":"Book Review – Make That Endorsement, for Dive Deeper By Jenifer Jernigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Given the submarine related posts you find here on occasion, you might expect a title like Dive Deeper<\/a> to be involved with evading torpedos, getting below the sonar layer, or perhaps, just trying to avoid a super-tanker coming your way at periscope depth. Nope: it’s a Bible study book. And it’s really good.<\/p>\n

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The full title is actually Dive Deeper: Finding Deep Faith Beyond Shallow Religion (InScribed Collection)<\/a> and it’s written by Jenifer Jernigan<\/a> who is with the same literary agency as your genial host.<\/p>\n

It is the nature of the publishing world that we cross paths with other writers and are asked to endorse their books. They will do the same for you down the road. I hope so, and I hope the other authors like what I write. Because I won’t endorse anything I haven’t read, and I don’t expect them to do anything but that when my time comes.<\/p>\n

In full disclosure, I have not read the entire book. I read the first part of it, what is called a “launch team” version of the opening. But it was enough to let me know that this study program is going to be great.<\/p>\n

Many times you find yourself, especially as a baby Christian, dragged to a Bible study class where one of the older women in the church rambles on for an hour about what Samuel<\/a> meant to the ancient Israelites. Or, worse yet, how we can incorporate ancient law as found in Leviticus<\/a> in our daily chores around the farm. Yes, those are how Bible study groups die. Jenifer’s book is a fresh approach to the concept. It engages, promotes a deeper look than just the scripture, gives a cultural context, and aims the reader toward exercises that put the passage under study into effective use in their life.<\/p>\n

I perused my advanced copy of this while I was on vacation and was impressed. Impressed enough that I bought it on my kindle while writing this blog today. I was under no obligation to do anything here. I could have ignored the launch party, ignored the polite emails, ignored the whole thing. But it is so well done that I bought a copy with my very own visa card. <\/p>\n

I may be a bit lazy (very, let’s be honest) in my Bible studies. I’ve been spoiled by a pastor that does a great job every week. But my work schedule is going to keep me out of the church that day for the next few months and I need a new approach. That new approach is Dive Deeper: Finding Deep Faith Beyond Shallow Religion (InScribed Collection)<\/a> .<\/p>\n

I’d encourage you to at least download the sample and look at it today. You’ll buy it. I am sure of that in my heart. Jenifer has done a great job making the works much easier for newbies to approach, and for old hands to Dive Deeper<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Good job, Jenifer!<\/p>\n

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