Book
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Confessions of a Caffeinated Christian |
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Author — John Fischer
Publisher — Tyndale/SaltRiver
review by Tom Gilbert
 I
like John Fischer’s writing. He doesn’t come
across preachy. His style is more down-to-earth, a regular
guy who likes music, family and a good cup of coffee.
But, he also likes to dig into what it really means to
be a Christian, especially in these days of the latest
“method” of study, fellowship and witnessing.
He’s willing to take a look at form and try to find
real substance. He comes across pretty honest and open-minded.
Above all, he recognizes that he is human and he allows
the rest of us to be human, too, warts and all. Nobody’s
perfect and John Fischer admits to squirming over his
own character defects, especially when they rub up against
people he’s really close to, like his family, his
wife and his neighbors.
In Fischer’s new book, Confessions
of a Caffeinated Christian, he uses
coffee and the coffee shop metaphor to illustrate aspects
of his faith walk. He needs something to give him a jolt
each day, something to provide some wide-awake alertness
to living the life God calls us to. And he knows, like
a good strong cup of coffee, he needs strength to admit
how much he needs Jesus to live life on life’s terms.
Beyond the coffee metaphor the author is telling us some
important things. This is typical of Fischer’s
style. He gets us all comfortable with a nice, steaming
latte or hot beverage of our choice. Then he subtly tells
us some stories that touch pretty deep. He tells us about
his own failings and failures to live with unconditional
love, kindness and non-judgment. But he also relays heartfelt
stories about the journeys of everyday people he’s
had the good fortune to know. These people, like the
diner waitress single mom or the longtime loving husband
who always brought roses for his wife on Wednesdays,
are real and down to earth. In this often self-centered
world such people may be uncommon, but Fischer is careful
not to place them on a pedestal. They are real-life “saints” going
about the business of living.
Although John Fischer is often in demand as a conference
and retreat speaker and has a number of books and albums
of original music to his credit I believe he’s
telling us in this book that he still struggles with
many of the problems of living as you or I. So, grab
a cup of coffee, open this book and be ready to recognize
your story as John relates his.
John Fischer is an artist, thinker, communicator driven to
create and personally deliver a message of deeper understanding of
God, confirming those seeking a faith that intersects
the real world. Visit his website, The
Fischtank
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