Rumor's of God - mroe of the same

Rumors Of God; Experience the Kind of Faith You´ve Only Heard About.  Written by; Darren Whitehead and Jon Tyson and Published by Thomas Nelson.
This book takes your through many of the issues today that Christians feel unfulfilled with; generosity, love, grace, freedom, commitment, community, justice, and hope.  These issues are broken down and studied against scripture to see if biblical application can be tied to these issues.
While I think that scripture is used adequately I think that it is also selective. The idea’s of this book are based more on stories they know either theirs or those around them, instead of deeply researching scripture. I think that these issues are not disposed of through proper hermeneutics; rather they are viewed through the prism of modern Christianity.  One of seeker thoughts and everything can be fulfilled if we believe it to be so.  Not surprising considering it is a Willow Creek product.
Many times we see issues such as success as a bench mark for faith.  If someone is successful they must have more faith or God loves them more.  That is not the case.  It is, I feel, not simply a coincidence that while reading this book I also came across another one that sort of deals in the same realm as Rumors of God.  It is Just Do Something written by Kevin DeYoung.  Both books ask the same question, why are we waiting for God when we are called to place faith in Him and proceed?  While they are close in their teachings, there are some areas where they are worlds apart.  I think for me it comes down to whether I want to learn about issues through the cultures definition of abundant or if I want to live through the Biblical definition of abundant.
If you are looking for another feel good book then I suggest Rumors.  If you enjoy the “teachings” of Andy Stanley, Rick Warren, and other seeker preachers then this is a book for you.  If you are looking for something educational, Biblically truthful, and humbling, then I suggest moving on.
I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishing through their website booksneeze.com