What do fine wine, real comedy, and great books have in common?  TRUTH & TIMING

I’m thankful to the team at Waterbrook Multnomah for sending me Mark Batterson’s latest book PRIMAL so that I could participate in the blog tour.  I’d like to apologize for not reading it in the time requested – but would also like to use that as the premise for this post.

Like fine wine and real comedy – great books and how they impact our lives are so often about timing; or the “when” we finally pick that book up and read it.  Over the holidays, I decided to stay home alone and spend some time reflecting in detail about the past decade….I laughed, cried, and even laughed till I cried while having conversations with God (world’s greatest listener btw).  Later that night – - I did it, I picked up PRIMAL by Mark Batterson -

I wasn’t through the intro before I was absolutely cracking up to the point of tears – much like I had earlier that day.  Only this time it wasn’t because the book was funny (it is, just go with me here) – - but because Mark had written exact phrases in his book that were in the very conversations that I had had with God only hours before.  I could go on, but you get the point – timing is so key – and God’s ways, thoughts, and even timing are so much better than ours.

I could quote the book until I have carpel tunnel syndrome, but instead let me tell you what I really think::  I think that Primal (2009) by Mark Batterson could and should become a book like My Utmost For His Highest (1935) by Oswald Chambers.  What do I mean by that?  It’s easy – people have purchased, printed, and reprinted Chambers book because it is…. in a phrase – “timeless truths”.  Primal is that book not only for now, but for next and next and next and next generations.

I started reading the book with this blog in mind, thinking “who” should I direct my post toward – and now I have no choice but to say that the only people I think should read this book are those who are still breathing.  I don’t know where you are on your journey, but you need to go to the place where this book will take you. The words penned on the pages of this book are like fine wine and real comedy – they are full of truth and are looking forward to pouring into your life at just the right time.

Thanks Mark – for pouring your heart, soul, mind and strength into this timeless piece of work.

Michael Trent

To purchase PRIMAL:  a Quest for the lost soul of Christianity visit Random House by clicking here.