Review of Not Forsaken by Louie Giglio
A few of us had great fathers. Some of
us had rotten fathers. Too many of us had no father at all. Regardless of what
kind of earthly father we had, Louie Giglio’s message is, “God is not the reflection of your
earthly father, He is the perfection of your earthly father,”
Giglio, pastor of Passion City Church
in Atlanta, has written Not Forsaken, a book about fathers. Giglio writes of
our desire, even from childhood, to be noticed by our father. Whether or not we
received the attention we craved from our earthly father, our heavenly father
is watching over us.
Giglio and his wife had been successfully
ministering on the campus of Baylor University in Texas when Giglio’s father
had a stroke. The couple wanted to return to Atlanta to help care for Giglio’s
dad, but did not feel a release from God to stop what they were doing and move.
After several years of seeking God to
return to Atlanta to help care for his dad, Giglio and his wife finally felt
they had the green light from God. But just before their move, Giglio’s dad
died. That put Giglio in Atlanta with no job, wondering why he was there, and
if he had heard God correctly.
Within a couple months Giglio had an idea
that eventually grew into Passion Conferences, a gathering of college-age young
adults. These annual meetings are well attended, drawing thousands of young
people. Passion City Church is an outgrowth of the Passion Conferences.
As God’s plan for Giglio played out,
he was able to see that God had not forsaken him. Giglio says our heavenly
father will not forsake us, either.
I received a free audio copy of this
book, and I choose to give an unbiased review.
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