City on Our Knees by Toby Mac

When we step across the line we can sail across the sea

Amazing, beautiful things happen when people have the courage to live, work, and pray in the spirit of unity and peace. Often, though, to make these amazing things happen, we have to step out of our comfort zone and into a world we find uncomfortable or intimidating. Sometimes that world is physical; other times it can be emotional, relational, or spiritual.

City on Our Knees shows this, encouraging you to take the first step. It offers stories of people who have stepped across lines. Lines of discrimination, persecution, doubt, prejudice, pride, bitterness, self-isolation, and despair. I pray and hope that you will be inspired to see how just one person, or one small group, can be a mechanism for change. 

God can use us right here. Right now. All we need is faith that He has our best in mind. And believe me—He does.

—TobyMac

TobyMac is a Grammy Award—winning artist, producer, and song writer. First known as part of the popular group dc Talk throughout the 1990s, he launched a solo career in 2001 and has since won numerous awards, earned three certified gold albums, and had six No. 1 CHR singles. "City on Our Knees," the inspiration for this book, spent thirteen weeks as Billboard's No. 1 Christian song. TobyMac's previous books include Jesus Freaks (with dc Talk) and Under God (with Michael Tait and WallBuilders). TobyMac is married, with five children, and makes his home near Nashville, Tennessee.

Ashley’s 2 cents . . . I was really excited when Mom got this book in the mail, because I had no idea that she had ordered it to review. I picked it up right away and read 1/3 of the book in just a couple of hours. I really enjoyed the stories that were in the books, about stepping out and sharing the gospel of Christ. It kind-of reminded me of the books that he wrote Jesus Freaks and Jesus Freaks 2 with Michael Tait. The stories were awesome and I loved reading the book.

If you enjoy reading short stories about people who stand up for Christ, and need a good pick-me-up, read this book!

 

NOTE: We received a free copy of this book as part of the Bethany House Blog Review program.  The opinions expressed herein are our own.  We were not compensated in any other way.