It had been a while since I’d thought about Josh
Harris – you know, the “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” guy. True, I’d just reread that
book a few months back, but the thought “what’s he doing now” just never
crossed my mind. Sorry Josh, it’s just true.
But with Dug Down Deep, Josh Harris has my
attention once again. Except this time he’s not pontificating on relationship
issues. Instead he’s bringing us back to the core of theology, to the most
basic and orthodox of beliefs, to make sure that his readers are Dug
Down Deep in their Christian walk with God.
In the book, Harris traces his own journey towards a
deep and fulfilling relationship with Christ while elaborating on simple
doctrine put in simple terms. Harris takes theology off the top-shelf and makes
it easily accessible to the lay reader. But he also recounts his path towards
understanding that top-shelf matter, and why it is important to understand.
At base, Josh deconstructs all the theological
terminology and puts it in these terms: While we were forced to be apart from
God because of our sin, God wanted to be in relationship so badly that he was
willing to sacrifice his Son in order to restore that relationship.
Josh calls us back to a humble orthodoxy, to not
just believe the right things, but live and preach them with humility. In other
words, we are to stand strong in our commitment to sound doctrine while being
gracious in our words and interactions with others. For anyone wanting to get
to know core theological doctrines better, this is a book you want to pick up.
As a student of Christianity, nothing regarding doctrine that Josh spoke about
was new to me. Yet it provided a clear and lucid refresher of those terms of
basic doctrine. If you pick up this book, you will not be disappointed. Buy it here!
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