holier than thou jackie hill perry review

But this is the thing.in all things not named God, there is brokenness.

44:15), so maybe some of the faith we put in our unholy gods is because we hope, in vain, that what they’ve given us, they have more of. Just as the one who fashioned the idol from wood was able to get warmth and cook food from the wood he’d cut (Isa.

The direct deposit does give some sense of security. The relationship does provide some comfort. “Each idol.is able to provide some semblance of life.This is most likely the reason we think our idols have been good to us. Especially when that culture’s ideas are so easily influenced by the deceitful hearts within it, as well as its overall mutability, taking different shapes in conformity to its era.” (pg.42) “Holiness (and goodness) should never be determined by the whims, wishes, and standards of a created thing or even a whole culture. Without it, love is purely sentimental, easily misplaced, and unconditionally conditional.” (pg.38) “Holiness is what makes real love possible. I think the best thing I could do in this review is to give a glimpse into the pages that are underlined and starred and dog-eared in my copy. It is full of Scripture and the free-flowing prose that makes JHP stand out. Holier Than Thou focuses on why it’s such good news that God is holy and how it is this truth that sets Him apart from everything and everyone else in this world. (No offense, I just have never met these people so I don’t know why they call me their friend when I’m just trying to read their books.) She is unfussy, poetic, truthful, and not once has she called me her “friend,” which I find altogether endearing and hard to find amongst female Christian authors. JHP, as I affectionately call her, is one of my favorite people to learn from. I pre-ordered Jackie Hill Perry’s latest book, Holier Than Thou, as soon as I heard about it.

Holier than thou jackie hill perry review