{"id":3867,"date":"2011-04-12T12:08:24","date_gmt":"2011-04-12T16:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=3867"},"modified":"2013-06-22T21:44:21","modified_gmt":"2013-06-23T05:44:21","slug":"stories-that-dont-feed-my-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/stories-that-dont-feed-my-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories that (Don&#8217;t) Feed My Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tonycampolo.org\/\">Tony Campolo<\/a>. I first heard him speak at Life &#8217;92 in Boulder, CO along with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davebusby.com\/\">Dave Busby<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was there that I heard Tony tell the following story:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tony Campolo - Birthday Party\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kWlMV-UmueM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know about you, but I want to be part of a church like that too.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a title=\"RedeemingGod image 3868\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/stories-that-dont-feed-my-soul\/stories-feed-soul\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3868\" title=\"stories-feed-soul\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/stories-feed-soul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"67\" height=\"100\"  \/><\/a>I recently joined <a href=\"http:\/\/theooze.com\/viralblogger\/stories-feed-soul-tony-campolo\/\">Viral Bloggers<\/a> and saw that one of the books I could review was <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0830747753\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=jdmyers-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0830747753\">Stories that Feed your Soul<\/a><\/em> by Tony Campolo. Since I remember Tony being such a masterful storyteller, and since I enjoy the insights he shares <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redletterchristians.org\/\">on his blog<\/a>, I thought I would request the book so that I could read and review it.<\/p>\n<p>If you love the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chickensoup.com\/\">Chicken Soup for the Soul<\/a>&#8221; book series, you will also love this book. Tony Campolo is a master story teller, and this book contains a collection of some of his best stories, arranged around the themes found in Romans 8. Pastors take note &#8212; if you are preaching through Romans 8, and need some good sermon illustrations, this book is all you need.<\/p>\n<p>As for me, I really,\u00a0<em>really <\/em>dislike the &#8220;Chicken Soup for the Soul&#8221; books, and so didn&#8217;t care too much for this book either. Again, don&#8217;t get me wrong. I love Tony Campolo. I love what he is doing, and I love a lot of what he teaches. I just don&#8217;t like books filled with a bunch of stories (which is odd, because that&#8217;s what the Bible is&#8230;but those are different types of stories). I know some books help encourage others, and I&#8217;m glad they do, but after I read one, I always feel like I just ate a bunch of cotton-candy. It was sweet in the mouth, but still left me hungry afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>So if you&#8217;re like me, and you prefer to be challenged by reading theology books and Bible commentaries, you should probably look elsewhere. If, however, you like inspiring and thought-provoking stories which challenge you to live and think differently about following Jesus, <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0830747753\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=jdmyers-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0830747753\">Stories that Feed your Soul<\/a><\/em> by Tony Campolo\u00a0is a great book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently joined Viral Bloggers and saw that one of the books I could review was Stories that Feed your Soul by Tony 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