John Ortberg

Describes how Jesus can change and enrich the lives of those who are willing to step out of comfort zones and deepen their faith in God.

If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat

Yeung Man Lung

This is my second spiritual book in my Christian life. I kind of enjoy the book because Ortberg is humorous, except for the book being too repetitive on several important points. 
The book uses one main bible story, where Jesus stood in the storm and Peter walked on water, throughout the text alongside a number of other stories to explain how we can cope with the struggle between faith and fear. I feel like the book could be more challenging and provoking such that readers can really feel a need to step out of their comfort zone. I also feel like many examples in the book can be elaborated more precisely and concisely. I know Ortberg is a good storyteller and using a lot of stories might be his intention. But for me, sometimes it is just a waste of time. I don't like people over-spiritualize and over-complicate things, writing a few thousand words to explain a very simple idea. 
Overall: It is a ok read but not a great read in my opinion.

If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat

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