Surrender to Love, by David Benner

Topic: Spiritual formation

Summary: An exposition on the importance of seeing God's love as foundational to the transformation process.

Positives: Explains how experiencing the love of God is needed for transformation of our heart; expertise is in the area of psychology, which he brings to bear wisely; anticipates and handles objections; provides many helpful stories of people he has worked with; provides "homework" assignments at the end of each chapter;

Negatives: Lacked some of the "how-to" stuff that I love so much; some people will think he's downplaying sin (though I would disagree); short (but maybe that's a positive); girly cover and name made me feel awkward reading it in public.

Conclusion: Worth reading, especially if you're into formation/transformation. Gets 4/5 stars.

* - Wish I hadn't wasted the time
** - Maybe other people would be interested in the topic... maybe
*** - Worth reading selected chapters
**** - Worth reading in its entirety
***** - Will read again; goes on the nightstand (if I had a nightstand)