Just before Thanksgiving I finished the final chapter of “In a Pit…” by Mark Batterson and have to say that I enjoyed the book thoroughly!
Any book that draws me into the story of the author – NOT just a bunch of talk about other people – but stories from the author’s real-life really brings me satisfaction in book-reading!
Mark Batterson is the founding pastor of National Community Church in Washington DC. The stories from Mark’s life littered throughout the chapters of the book build the theme of the book into a more-doable lifestyle.
The book revolves around the story of Benaiah from 2 Samuel 23. It’s a story of Benaiah literally jumping after a lion in a pit and killing him. Pretty gruesome, pretty intense – pretty great reminder of ‘lions’ in our lives that we need to jump on and kill!
