Luke Norsworthy is an excellent writer. His new book, "Befriending Your Monsters," must have about a 1000 illustrations. Norsworthy makes excellent use of stories to help address the various "monsters" a person is confronted with.
But it seemed to me that what he wrote about has been covered in other books. He writes about the usual challenges that most people face - a poor self image, a desire to seek pleasure and help from things, and how we often define ourselves by whether or not we consider ourselves successful.
But I didn't find much Jesus in the book. There are Bible references to be sure. But nothing about how a person finds their identity and worth in Jesus. Nothing about realizing that all the stuff we seek is a poor substitute for how Jesus sees us as God's precious possessions and that no one, not even the most troubled soul can slip from his grip. Jesus has slayed the monsters that threaten us. Our first look is always at Jesus. He has saved us and He will see us through the all the times in our lives.
