Fix Your Eyes - by Amy Gannett (Hardcover)

This book was a wonderful read! I enjoyed how we are all theologians and how Amy articulated the varying characteristics of God.

Cannot more highly recommend this book! You cannot love someone you do not know. (Or haven't you watched Frozen? Jk... but actually it's in there too, "you can't fall in love with someone you've just met.") Fix Your Eyes is about just that - fixing our eyes and hearts on God to know Him more. And in the process, we find that our affections grow more for Him as we grow in intimacy with the God of our study - the God who wants to be known and gives us His Word to seek Him through. Amy Gannett takes eight theological topics and breaks them down into bite sized pieces so readers can study and understand how theology meets worship and practical application in our everyday lives. We do not have to reserve a study of the deeper topics to famous theologians or preachers, but can seek to understand them ourselves so we can love the God of our affections more completely. Theology shapes our worship of God. So it's important that we seek truth in our study of God. Right theology means right worship of God. Even more, right theology drives us into worship of God. This is a book about theology, but it's a great place to start if you desire to understand the basics of theology. It's a great read if you have known God for a while and want to have your affections stirred for Him. It's a really good read if you want to worship God in spirit and in truth. It's just a really good book. Read it with a pen in hand, ready to ponder and process. It would also make a good book study for a small group. Get this book. And be ready to grow.

I love this book from Amy! She breaks down Theology and Worship in a way that is easy to understand for anyone at any level of learning. If you are a new Christian or have been for many years, you will get something out of this book. It is definitely a to that you want to add to your library if your desire is to know God more. “When we make both the study of God and our worship of him nonnegotiables, we have the chance to become the kind of Christians who know and love God with our whole selves” (pg. 14). I would highly recommend this book for you to do on your own and also to do in a group setting.

This book is approachable for someone new to the Christian faith while also being relevant to the seasoned believer. It is conversational and easy to read, but still theologically deep and written in a relevant writing style. Fix Your Eyes would be the perfect read for someone new to systematic theology, new believers, young adults, or someone who simply wants a good theological refresher that doesn’t require a 212% “zoned in” mindset. While the book is full of truth, it did sometimes seem to be a bit formulaic; each chapter followed the same pattern of personal life anecdote, theological truth, more anecdotal tie-ins, wrap up. It wasn’t bad, just a little boring to read at times as it was so predictable. I also have limited reading time and want to get to the “meat” quickly, so the frequent anecdotes often seemed fluffy to me. Additionally, the book overall leaned more on the lighter read/conversational and informal style than I personally prefer in theological books. The author’s words were not heretical by any means and were definitely Biblically-based, just included more anecdotes and personal language (e.g., describing God as “chatty” in the bibliology chapter) than is my personal preference. On the whole however, I’m glad I read this book. It was a good refresher of the systematic theology that I know but have never officially studied as such. I thought about some things, such as soteriology, in new ways, such as the mind boggling nature of Christ IN us and not merely handing us salvation as a trophy prize. If you buy this book and find it’s not your style, do stick it out to the end. The last chapter (eschatology) was my favorite and so encouraging as we continue in our current political, social, and world climates. *Disclaimer: I received a digital advance copy of this book as a member of the book launch team.*