Small but powerful read! ( )

What does culture value(spectacles) big scenes and how it effects our ministry to this generation. Christ is more than a spectacle!

I felt as though I've read this book before through many other books. There was nothing "new" and nothing seemed to jump off the pages. I read Reinke's "other" work on screens, "12 ways your phone is changing you," and found that book to be far more helpful and enjoyable.

The first half of the book is basically an exposition on various screens that grab and fight for our attention. But the overall message of this first half is the same as other Piper books that I've read in the past: see and savor Christ above all things and live for His glory above yours. Same message, different book. Don't get me wrong, it's great to hear this on a consistent basis, but I just didn't expect this book to go down that same route.

The second half of the book goes into detail about how humans make various "spectacles" and how those things fight and claw for our attention. But I was wondering as I read through this part - who doesn't know this? I don't know of anyone who isn't aware of the fact that screens, TV, gadgets, etc, are all things that are pulling Christ followers away from the Bible and from Christ.

I would have rather this book been a practical "how to" guide. Maybe that's just what I need? But I think more people would want that also.

Again, this wasn't a "bad" book. I just feel that I've read this before. And it provided nothing new that hasn't already been discussed in other works.


*I received a review copy from Crossway* ( )