as a reminder to stay humble, listen to God and to those that really care about our Spiritual walk. Those who praise him are in reality a stumbling block to him as they allow him to continue in pride. He is blinded to his sin and ignores those that care for him and try to warn him for his own sake, preferring the praise and admiration of those who will soon get bored and move on to someone else. In this book the Pastor has many superficial admirers that continue to praise him and his works even when his sin is hurting others and should be obvious to him. A relevant and timely novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and The Masterpiece Dynamic young preacher Paul Hudson is committed to. Pride and ambition can creep into any Christian's life and ministry and this book is a timely warning especially for those in leadership who might lead others astray. Buy a cheap copy of And the Shofar Blew book by Francine Rivers. He begins to treat family and friends with contempt thinking that they don't understand him or aren't 'gifted' in the same way.

The change happens over a long period so is less obvious to acquaintances but very obvious to those close to him. He justifies this on the basis that if it is growing it must be a sign of God's blessing and so he continues to move forward gradually using more and more of his own strength and less and less of God's. A young, enthusiastic and dynamic Pastor is given too much power and has too little accountability in a growing church. A relevant and timely novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and The Masterpiece. I don't read a lot of Christian fiction but I loved this book as it speaks of a reality that few people talk about.

And the shofar blew by francine rivers