What people are saying about
The Pursuit of the Holy
This book is stern stuff: bracing, convicting, sobering. It calls us away from the shallowness and flimsiness of a Christianity glutted with novelties and agog at celebrities and calls us back to the wild, deep beautyand terrorof Gods sheer holiness. Ponsonby does more than describe holiness, though he does that brilliantly. He makes us ache, in every joint and marrow, for the Holy One and the holy life. Rise up, O church of God, and be done with lesser things.
Mark Buchanan, author of Spiritual Rhythm: Being with Jesus Every Season of Your Soul
Warning: Dont read this book if you want to remain comfortable with your concept of holiness. Simon writes with precision, intellect, and passion on a subject mostly ignored in our own lives and in churches today. He grabs at the throat of passivity, calling for every Christian to get serious about a subject thats very serious to God. A must-read for those who long for Gods holiness to be reflected in their lives and churches today.
Pat Harley, president of Big Dream Ministries
This isnt a book that drives the worn-out Christian toward some standard of holiness through guilt and shame. This is a book that invites believers to the holiness that Jesus offers through grace and truth. Refreshingly honest, thoroughly biblical, and compellingly connected to church history.
Ed Underwood, pastor of Church of the Open Door and author of When God Breaks Your Heart and Reborn to Be Wild
THE PURSUIT OF THE HOLY
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LCCN 2010928372
ISBN 978-0-7814-0366-5
eISBN 978-1-4347-0250-0
2010 Simon Ponsonby
The Team: Richard Herkes, Amy Kiechlin, Sarah Schultz, Caitlyn York, Karen Athen
Cover design: Studio Gearbox
Cover image: Veer Images, royalty-free
First Edition 2010