My only regret after starting this book was that I didn't make plans to finish it all in one sitting. Louie is an incredible storyteller and his writing (much like his speaking) flows magnificently.
It shouldn't be much of a surpise that reading is made easier by having a short list of Chris Tomlin songs playing in the background. The words and passages resonate strongly with one another due to the close work relationship the two have.
What made me cave in and finally get one of Louie's books? First, I'm craving a bit for some books on worship. Chances are I'll scour Amazon for a used copy of Marcos' out-of-print book on the subject. And there's a few others out there that seem to be calling my name (not the least of which is a great entry by Darlene Zschech and a hard-to-locate Chris Tomlin booklet).
In the case of Louie Giglio, we get a rather sparse, but efficient 119 pages laying out how worship isn't just the songs we sing, or the words from our lips ... it's also in the actions we honor God with. It's also in the everday, mundane (at times) life we live.
By the end, Giglio prescribes a thirty day journey to get to know God a little better. Start with prayer, crack open the book of Psalms and each thirty days, select an attribute of God that jumps out at you from either a mere verse or an entire chapter. Write out what that attribute says to you about who God is. Let it soak in. Go for quality over quantity as you do this.
Giglio's point is that we are what we worship ... and we all worship something. Whether we're spiritual or not ... or even Christian or not. We may worship a sports team, a singer, a musician, a sport, an activity. Something. The journal activity is definitely something intriguing for my taste. It could well be as good an excuse to dive deeper into Psalms than I've been inclined to at any point prior.
But whether you take that lesson from Giglio's book or not, there's a good deal to take from this too-short book. Fortuntely for us, Giglio sets a rather great example of what it means to offer quality over quantity.

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