ENCOUNTERING GOD by David M. Edwards

Release Date: April 2008

Soon to be released, ENCOUNTERING GOD offers insight into becoming a more spiritual person. Author/songwriter David M. Edwards takes ten principles and offers detailed examples of how this method worked for those in biblical times and how it applies to life today.

The ten principles are:

1. Pour Out Your Life
2. Clean House
3. Rejoice in the Lord
4. Built Altars of Uncut Stone
5. Reach for Jesus
6. Build Memorials
7. Trust in the name Jesus
8. Offer a Sacrifice of Praise
9. Thank the Lord
10. Make the Ultimate Sacrifice

It's tough to review ENCOUNTERING GOD because I am willing to admit that I am agnostic by nature. In the same manner that L. Ron Hubbard's book brought on the cultish Scientology, I often wonder if the Bible falls under those same lines. No one knows who penned it, so for all we know it could have been some man or woman with a vivid imagination. I don't mean to be disrespectful, but I like having proof in front of me, and I've never seen any real proof.

Since bringing inspirational reviews back, the reviewer who was supposed to do the Christian books has left to pursue a new business, so it leaves me with a number of books to review. I don't mind Christian books, but if they are preachy, I can quickly lose interest. I found ENCOUNTERING GOD to be just preachy enough that it became a struggle.

Does this mean the book isn't worth your time? Not necessarily. If you really enjoy Christian non-fiction, especially books that sound more like sermons, ENCOUNTERING GOD will be highly enjoyable to you.