A review by betsygant
Muscle and a Shovel by Jamie Parker, Michael J. Shank

3.0

I read this because almost everybody I knew had read it and were raving about it. Honestly, it can be helpful when forming logical arguments with non-Christians or denominational friends, but I feel like such arguments are of the past and are not very relevant today. I found certain parts infuriating to me when the author mocks individuals following false doctrine. And I was especially angry in the sections when the author and his friend claim that no one can have a "personal relationship with Jesus." What's that even supposed to mean? I understand that it is impossible for one to have a relationship with Christ when one is not yet saved. But to say that it is not a "biblical concept" or "not written in Scriptures" goes against everything I believe. Further study and discussion of this book will have to be necessary for me before I can gladly recommend it to others to read.