The Christian books that really fly off the shelves are the “how to” books, the ones that give you something immediate to do. And to the “how to” junkies, the thought of reading a book on the Trinity must feel like having to say “Theodore Oswaldtwistle the thistle sifter sifted a sack of thistles”—rather hard going but pointless. Yet Christianity is not primarily about lifestyle change; it is about knowing God. To know and grow to enjoy him is what we are saved for—and that is what we are going to press into here.
