god an religion dont mix by adam harbinson reviews

"With rugged honesty, amazing insight and disarming analysis Adam Harbinson has given us a gem. The truth, who is Christ, is explosive. This book opens up new horizons and exciting journeys. It has the potential to re-define our understanding of an amazing extravagant and generous God of love. It also exposes the emptiness of loveless joyless narrow-minded religion. The two don't mix!

This is compelling and compulsory reading. Prepare for change! You have been warned!

I have no hesitation whatsoever in commending such a timely book. For the people of Ireland it is essential reading."

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"God and Religion are explored by Adam Harbinson in a fascinating and most readable way. He shows that they don't mix and leaves us with so many challenges to face. Having read this book you will know that God who is love can only mix with people who also love! The core of religion is brilliantly exposed as the God of Love who wants to mix with everyone who risks the adventure of love".

Aidan Troy, C.P.
Rector Holy Cross
Belfast

Adam Harbinson's writing pulls no punches! He writes as he sees it and is not afraid to address problems everyone knows are there, but no one seems willing to tackle. In this book he demonstrates just how hard it is to live by sheer grace. There seems to be something, even in redeemed human nature that feels more comfortable living legalistically.

Don't read this book unless you are prepared to have your presuppositions and prejudices challenged. They may be right of course, but if they are biblically based they will stand up to the closest scrutiny.

'My Mother told me not to play with matches.' Adam Harbinson, in his book 'God and Religion don't mix' has found a way of pre-igniting the whole box with a heady cocktail of in your face chapters, which send a no uncertain smoke signal that religion without love is no more than a box of dud matches. They like to strike but without the Spirit they are no more than a resounding rasp.

This book is for the Christian adrenalin junkie, distilled of any niceties and leaving only the flammable vapour of pure alcohol. If you are the nervous type, have a liking for neat boxes and are somewhat alarmed by free thought, don't read this book and certainly keep it away from any naked flame.

Adam Harbinson's book, in his own conversational style, brings together true stories which show the folly of Spirit-less religion as being that of which one might say, 'I can hear the bees, but I don't taste the honey!'

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If you are shocked by the title of this book, you're the very person who needs to read it. Church-going people in particular cannot dip into it without experiencing a few penny-dropping moments as Adam contrasts the hypocrisy and cold-heartedness of the religious spirit with the amazing love offered by God.

As with his previous books, loosely based on his columns for the Co Down Spectator and contributions to Radio Ulster and U105fm, Adam sifts out bigotry, wrong thinking and a denial of God's heart on both the individual and national level. The Asian tsunami, the Israeli conflict, smokers, prostitutes and terrorists are all held up to scrutiny.

Adam writes eloquently and with passion about his subjects; whether anger, despair or joy, and has thankfully demolished a few shibboleths in my own thinking. Everyone should have a copy this book. Even if you don't agree with everything he says you will have been challenged, stretched, educated and entertained by it and that can¹t be bad!

Fiona Rutherford