This was the first Paul Tripp book I've read...I'll be looking for more now.Honestly, the title wasn't a strong draw for me but once he set up the analogy you see that it's a perfect choice.A line from the movie "Apollo 13" kept coming to mind. As engineers chatter about all that's not working on the crippled spacecraft, the flight director cuts them off, demanding to know what DOES work. Christians live in a fallen, sinful world that is not our home, yet this is our temporary home. Tripp lays out the basics of what we should expect here, both from the world and from ourselves, and then gives solid advice and direction on how we can make a difference.An excellent read. I read "Broken Down House" one chapter at a time on Sunday afternoon over the course of the last 3 months and can honestly say that this is one of those books that is both entirely enjoyable and deeply edifying. "Broken Down House" succeeds in both providing practical, real-life wisdom while at the same time rooting this wisdom in truly Biblical theology regarding the nature of God, man and the world. Paul is clearly both a gifted pastor and counselor and you can almost here him speaking this whole book to you. Each chapter provided enough Biblical truth to give me something to meditate on for the following week while at the same time providing enough practical application to motivate me to want to make immediate change in my life, by the Power of God at work within me. In the end, I felt as if this book helped me to take one more small step in the right direction... growing in love for God and others. I don't usually read books more than once but I will probably make an exception for this one.Speaking of edification, this is the second time that I have written this review. The first time it was lost because our internet connection "flickered" as it so frequently does here in Tanzania. In that moment I was reminded of Tripp's reminder to "never grow weary of doing good." Thanks Paul, if it weren't for you this review would never have been written... and that is true on many levels.
What do You think about Broken-Down House (2009)?
An excellent book, I especially loved the chapters on grace and waiting on God.
—knivem
