Customer Reviews:
 Kingdom revival February 17, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
God's kingdom is here. God is working His perfect plan, perfectly. His mercy and justice are as active as they ever were. This Beautiful Mess encourages us to repent of self-centered lifestyles, that are ever demanding more while returning less, to engage in servanthood to the King.
It is challenging in such an exciting way that change and surrender to be involved in what God is actually and already doing in our neighborhood just seems the only logical choice. I'm giving it to everyone who will read it.
Rick McKinley's 'Beautiful Mess' January 30, 2007
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
Occasionally a book comes along that you want everyone you know to read, a hopeful, constructive, visionary tome that's imbued with an uncanny ability to incite redemptive creativity and mission. Books like these are rare, a publishing anomaly, read mainly by those who are tired of the self-help pablum that populates the "Christian Living" section at their local bookstore. This growing cadre of discerning readers must have been blinking on Rick McKinley's literary radar when he sat down to write This Beautiful Mess: Practicing the Presence of the Kingdom of God. He's clearly speaking to and for a segment of the Church that has enthusiastically latched on to the Jesus of the Gospels.
Far from being slick or pretentious, inaccesible or trite, Rick's infectious prose radiates a profound sincerity. He writes like an explorer who's found something of inestimable worth and can't wait to share his discovery with the rest of the world. It's apparent that in Rick's city (Portland, OR) something beautiful has been unearthed, and it's changing the way his church (Imago Dei Community) interacts with God's world. Rick describes this newfound treasure as the kingdom of God and his unbridled enthusiasm for it is contagious.
A Truly Engaging Read that Equips Us to Enter the Presence of God Daily January 29, 2007
Along with A.W. Tozer's "The Pursuit of God" and J.G. Marking's, "A Voice Is Calling," McKinley's work ranks at the very top of contemporary works that help us enter into the presence of God in our daily lives.
This book does a wonderful job of clearly stating and highlighting just what "The Kingdom of God" really means for us day-to-day. The best part, though, is McKinley's clear and concise way of showing how we can actually pursue the presence of God in tangible, applicable ways.
Along with the aforementioned, "A Voice Is Calling," no other book can help any small group or follower looking to go deeper genuinely encounter the life-changing event that is entering into the presence of God.
Highly recommended for bible study or personal devotion.
Must Read January 9, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a must read if you desire to practice the presence of the Kingdom (reign) of God in your life, ministry, or church.
A Fountain of Insight and Desire January 2, 2007
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
It's rare that I read a book in bed until 3:00AM simply because I am invigorated and inspired by the author to such a degree that sleep becomes irrelevant. That's the effect this book had on me. This guy is onto something. So are those he hangs with. They live it. Rick writes, "One of the biggest challenges to following Jesus into His kingdom is not a lack of direction but a lack of desire. Most of us really don't want to do it." (p.50). When you're done with this book, you will be filled with the desire to "move out." Buy This Book! Then act upon what Rick says.
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