Plan B by Pete Wilson

     In this book Pastor Pete Wilson talked about trials and what to do when we're faced with them.  Throughout the book he gave real life examples of friends and church family that faced very difficult circumstances.  It's 226 pages plus an extra section with questions for each chapter.
     First of all, this book was very easy to read and the stories were engaging and relatable to trials that I've faced.  However, I generally was disappointed with the book. 
     1.  Inappropriate language-  There were several spots with bathroom humor and a couple times with insinuated bad language.  It seemed that he was trying too hard to gather a wide reader audience.
     2.  He quoted from Alcoholics Anonymous, Rick Warren, and Mother Teresa as though they are biblically sound sources.  Space does not permit me to explain why these and other sources are generally not biblically sound.
     3.  He did not always interpret Scripture accurately.  I'll give just two examples.
           a.)  He discussed a passage in Ezekiel in which God is referring to the people of Israel and said that the passage is dealing with the Church.
           b.)  Toward the end of the book, he talked about how the fall of man "was the original Plan B...But immediately after the Fall, God went to work on a plan to bring redemption to each of us..."    With God there are no Plan B's and He planned the cross before man was even created.
     4.  When he discussed salvation, little was said about God's judgment and wrath, our sinfulness, and the need for repentance.

     There were some things in the book that were great and biblical, but he seemed to spend too little time on what mattered most and too much time on things that could have been left out of the book completely. 

     Obviously, what we need most is God's Word.  I'd suggest starting a journal and writing down what God teaches you about Himself.  Also a good book/DVD set is Quieting a Noisy Soul which you can get here.  There are also some good sermons that you can listen to here for free.
(Thomas Nelson provided me with a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for a fair critique.)

My rating for Plan B:  1 out of 5 stars