Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz talks about his philosophy of life intermittently between long anecdotes about all the famous people he hangs out with.

People who love stories authors write about that one time they hung out with a celebrity.

The very minimal amounts of actual theology and philosophy presented in the book.

The author's perpetual need to seem cool by talking about the one time he baptized Justin Bieber, or when he and an NBA star stayed up all night talking about the meaning of life.

Recycle it.

Angry that I spent an Audible credit on it.

Really likes hanging out with celebrities.

There are better books by more insightful pastors out there.

I gave liking this book my best effort. I really did. I'm always interested by the perspective that pastors and other religious leaders bring to their own memoirs: how they view themselves, how they view the followings they've cultivated, what they see for themselves in the future, etc. However, I didn't really get much substance out of this book because it was so full of the author's personal anecdotes about famous people he's hung out with. It just felt like so much of the book was an opportunity for him to say, "Let me illustrate this point by telling you about the time that [celebrity] and I hung out together." I wish there would have been a little less stargazing and a little more substance.

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