Practice of Godliness

While Lloyd James's delivery is always clear and easy to follow, in the end it doesn't do what the argument in THE PRACTICE OF GODLINESS needs it to do. Jerry Bridges tackles a difficult subject in this book, and he's willing to judge many Christian practices harshly. These sections need to be filled with a passion that rises above cool reason, and they aren't. Likewise, Bridges at times illustrates his points with stories from his own experience. While the descriptions of his realizations are filled with humility, James does not sound particularly moved. Here too he remains clear and crisp, and, therefore, too emotionally distant from the text. G.T.B. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine