I didn’t get what I expected when I read Brent Crowe’s Chasing Elephants: Wrestling With The Grey Areas Of Life.
I expected it to be a book where he examines several “untouchable” topics. Topics such as the back cover lists: social drinking, homosexuality, social networking, and more.
I was interested in reading his opinions on many of these topics, and how he landed on his conclusions. But what I got was a lot more.
As I started reading Chasing Elephants, I was initially disappointed. It wasn’t what I expected. BUt as I continued to read it, this book has turned into one of the more dog-eared, written in, highlighted books that I own.
Instead of tackling each of the mentioned topics one chapter at a time, Crowe instead has written a great book describing and explaining Christian freedom. He has formulated a series of sixteen questions, a grid, so to speak, that a person can use to answer questions about any of the grey areas in life.
Instead of addressing half a dozen touchy subjects, Crowe has developed a tool that can help you establish your beliefs about any such area. These sixteen questions have become extremely helpful for me.
Brent Crowe has done his homework concerning the the topic of Christian freedom. He examines most of the major biblical passages and does a great job of writing very clearly on the subject.
And then, in the last five chapters, he addresses specifically some of these untouchable topics, viewing them through the grid of these sixteen questions.
And he’s done a great job doing it.
I highly recommend that you read Chasing Elephants. It will help you solidify what you think and believe on so many different levels and subjects.
If you are interested in reading Chasing Elephants: Wrestling With The Grey Areas Of Life, you can purchase it at Amazon.com.
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Sounds like an interesting book. I have seen it sitting on my borther-in-law’s desk; but, have not picked it up to read yet. Maybe it is time to.
Small world, though, Brent Crowe is the son of a friend of mine (pastor of my brother-in-law’s church). I will have to pass on the link to your review 🙂
I would recommend it. I enjoyed it.
Crazy that you know him! Small world indeed!
When I saw you tweet about this review, I thought you were talking about the movie that’s out, water for elephants….confused as to why you read that…this makes much more sense. and looks like a good read.
That’s too funny…
My youth group has a class from this book for the seniors in high school.
Awesome! I found it really useful. I might look at the posibility of using it like that, or at least as a focus for a senior’s weekend retreat. Hmmm… great ideas.