by Erwin Raphael McManus

As you can tell by the title there is going to be something different about this book.

The Barbarian Way uses the model of John the Baptist as the archetypal “Christian.” John’s fight was with the religious leaders dressed in fine robes and justifying their lives by the letter of Moses Law and not by the spirit in which the laws were given. McManus points out that the church of today has become the same as it was before Christ came. The church is judgmental and segmented instead of displaying the love of Christ to those not in the church.Our fight now is as it was against those in the robes of piety.

My favorite illustration from the book is that of the title, no barbarian horde ever went into battle in single file (as the romans did). And that we as the “Christian” hordes should not be made to “get in line” or homogenized, we should be given the chance to hone and use the skills and gifts given specifically to each of us in the fight against evil and the redemption of those who find themselves lost.

10 out of 10, Awesome read, I did it in 2 settings. Probably a lot in here for a men’s discussion group probably about 3-4 weeks of topics for a weekly group.