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The Screwtape Letters
by C.S. Lewis
The Book In “Three” Sentences:
This book consists of 31 letters from one demon (Screwtape) to his charge and nephew (Wormwood). Screwtape directs Wormwood in how to tempt and trick “the patient” a man away from faith in God and into an eternity in hell. Screwtape’s strategy is to first keep “the patient” from placing his faith in Jesus, then when that fails, corrupting his faith through three principle powers: the World, the Flesh and Religion. Under the umbrella of these three powers C.S. Lewis unpacks his theology on topics such as materialism, pride, gluttony, sex, war, etc. In the end, “the patient” dies and passes securely to “the enemy’s house” (heaven). Wormwood, on the other hand, is subject to the fate he desired for “the patient” – an eternity of torment.
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Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
by Craig Groeschel
The Book In “Three” Sentences:
The devil’s target is your mind and his weapon is his lies. His goal is to keep you in bondage, believing his lies, because we live our lives based on what we believe to be true.
We fight back in four primary ways:
First by replacing these lies with truth we find in scripture. Second we must rewire our brains to think truth (instead of lies) by creating new neural pathways. We create these pathways by internalizing scripture and reciting personal declarations, based on those scriptures. Next we adjust our cognitive biases to focus on God’s goodness, because inevitably, we find what we’re looking for. Finally, we pray and praise regardless of circumstance because not only do these tools change the situation, they change our perspective.
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Live No Lies
By John Mark Comer
The book in three sentences:
As followers of Jesus, we are at war with the world, the flesh and the devil. The three enemies’ stratagem is as follows: We are bombarded with deceptive ideas (from the Devil) that play to our disordered desires (aka the Flesh), which are normalized in a sinful society (aka the World). We fight back by practicing the spiritual disciplines modeled by Jesus: quiet prayer, fasting, knowing the word of God, confession, living in community as part of His church.
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The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
by John Mark Comer
The book in three sentences:
Busyness, distraction and restlessness are the major blocks within our spiritual life. The secret isn’t more time, but to adopt a “slower, simpler” lifestyle modeled by Jesus. The hallmarks of this lifestyle are practicing silence and solitude, sabbath, simplicity and slowing.