Maxwell, he is a personal fave. I read this on the mish. The title of the book comes from a line in Hymn No. 156, "Sing We Now at Parting." Not only that, but all seven chapter titles are lines from that same hymn. Pretty cool idea for a book to take lines from a hymn and have each chapter's theme based on the particular line. At least I think so. I don't have much else to report other than it's fun to read Maxwell. His style is so unique and enjoyable.
Few quotes:
"[T]he larger and the more untamed one's ego, the greater the likelihood of his being offended"
"[O]ur shortcomings are too often caused by our short-sightedness"
"Mercy rejoices in every step taken toward righteousness. Mercy is not easily offended and will gladly give place for such first, faltering steps."
"[W]hile a person may not always be able to keep an impure thought from entering his mind, he needn't offer it a chair and invite it to sit down."
"Even the first tiny droplets of decision suggest a direction. Then the little inflecting rivulets come, merging into small brooks, and soon into larger streams; finally one is swept along by a vast river which finally flows into the 'gulf of misery and endless wo'."
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