Every single minute, day, week and year of my life I need discernment. Maybe I am unaware of it but I really nead it. How about you?. I really like how this author has a gift with words. "Discernment is more than simply avoiding bad things; discernment actually frees you to navigate the world with confidence and joy by teaching you how to recognize and choose good things." I want joy, I want to recognize those good things around me. I also want friends with discernment so I think this would be a great book for a friend who never knows what to do next or how to decide. “...in trying to keep me safe, in obsessing over making the “right” choices, I found myself making a whole lot of wrong ones. Because I lacked a vision for goodness, I also lacked discernment.”
One of my favorite verses is what we study together:
"...whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.", she takes each segment and offers pointers to how we can discern what is true.

If you read and enjoy Humble Roots you will enjoy this one. I want to keep reading her material.
I think it is well balanced with Bible and personal anecdotes and some interest quotes.

Chapters are short but so good: Good and Taste, The Good Earth, Worldly Wise, Whatever is True, Honorable, Just, Pure, Lovely, Commendable, Every Good Gift, and Our Common Good.

This is what I want, the good stuff. “In broader usage, discernment simply means developing a taste for what’s good. It’s developing an instinct for quality, a refined sensibility, an eye for value—to know the difference between what’s good and what’s not in order to partake of the good.”

Filter your choices. Live a good life. I wish I could have a friend like Hanna, in real life.

Discernment is such a fraught area for me, and one that I have spent much more time reading about that actually practising. I feel as if this book is the first time that I have genuinely had an 'a-ha' moment surrounding it though. Through both wisdom and practical application, the author shows us how we can bring this all important practise into out every day life.
Highly recommended.

I loved both of Hannah Anderson's previous books, but All That's Good is her best yet. In an age where so much seems to be driven by the lowest common denominator, Anderson's call to practice discernment by filtering choices and decisions through the lens of "whatever is true...noble...right...pure...lovely...admirable...excellent or praiseworthy" is a needed one. She offers not a one-size fits all 12-step process, but a framework, a scaffolding on which to build our decisions, our days, and our lives. I highly recommend this book.

I've come to appreciate the author's sound thinking. She tells a good story, and is especially wise in her theology. She takes a close look at our approach to social media as believers, and makes the argument for Bible learning and the overall discernment that comes from maturing in Christ.

This is easily one of the best books I've read this year. The topic is discernment, and works directly with Philippians. If you want a Biblical approach to discernment, this is a great book to start with. And this is her first book to include discussion questions, so would be perfect for a small group study.

Life is full of choices and how we make them is the crux of this book. We live in a world filled with options and feel emptier than ever. This isn't what God has in mind for His children.
The author stresses discernment; a practice of thoughtfully and prayerfully making decisions as a Kingdom citizen.
A practical, well written book, this one hits on a timely subject.
I received an Advance Review Copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

With chapters labeled: Good and Taste, The Good Earth, Worldly Wise, Whatever is True, Honorable, Just, Pure, Lovely, Commendable, Every Good Gift, and Our Common Good, we learn through Hannah Anderson’s stories and Biblical perspectives, the art of discernment. Whether your knew at learning discernment or have know the art for years, this book lends one to new discoveries. Hannah writes, “In broader usage, discernment simply means developing a taste for what’s good. It’s developing an instinct for quality, a refined sensibility, an eye for value—to know the difference between what’s good and what’s not in order to partake of the good.” I think this is something we all need in order to have a good life.

Discernment, seeing clearly and knowing what is good, seems to be missing today. I really value the enlightening teaching about discernment contained in this book. I appreciate Anderson exploring what discernment is and is not. I like her teaching that making good choices necessitates becoming good people, evidencing virtues. She spends some time exploring Philippians 4:8-9, helping us to understand the virtues and their expression in our lives. When we pursue the things listed there, she writes, we pursue the character of God. (Loc 563/2301)

I like that Anderson spends time teaching on right thinking. “You develop discernment by becoming a person who knows how, not simply what, to think.” (Loc 544/2301) We can develop habits helping us to become discerning people, people who know how think.

I like her teaching on “stuff.” God wants us to embrace and enjoy the good stuff. What surprised me was her insight that stuff is designed to lead us to God, to draw us closer to Him. Our enjoyment of stuff is not to be an end in itself, for our own pleasure. We are to see God as the source.

Those are just a few of the teachings in this book. There is a great deal of thought provoking and stimulating teaching included. I found a level of wisdom and insight from Anderson that is rare.

Her writing style took me a while to get used to. She tells a story or shares an experience and then draws lessons in discernment from it. I had to practice a little patience waiting for the teaching. I appreciated it more once I got the rhythm of her writing.

I think this is a very timely and necessary book. Discernment is a heart issue, Anderson says. Our hearts need some work done on them and this book is a good place to help stimulate that process.

An added feature in this book is at its end. Anderson provides a short review of the major points of the book and some Scripture references and then has questions for reflection. That would make this book a good one for personal or group study.

Food for thought: “...cultivating discernment prepares us to face whatever life may bring.” (Loc 1627/2301)

I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review.

I received an advance review copy from the publisher and Net Galley

I was excited to read this new title from Hannah Anderson having read her previous book 'humble Roots' and really enjoyed it. I was not dissapointed. This book is fantastic. I don't think that I have ever read a book on the topic of discernment and many books addressing the subject either come down on one side or the other, either incredibly legalistic and calling believers to step away from the world or far too lax, with an all encompassing view of the world into the life of the believer.

However, Anderson calls us to realise that there is beauty in this world and by using the verse from Philippians 4:8
"...whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.", she takes each segment and offers pointers to how we can discern for example what is true?

Packed full of scripture, personal illustrations and quotes from other books this is a thoroughly researched thought provoking book which is one of my favourite reads of 2018.

When I saw that Hannah Anderson wrote another book I knew it was one I would want to read. I really liked her book Humble Roots that I read last fall.

In the past few years, I have noticed that sometimes in life it is hard to see the goodness in the midst of the broken. Recently, I read through Philippians with some friends and in Philippians 4:8, we are called to think on ”whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

In light of the previous chapters we know that we are to be kingdom minded, but what does this look like in our world today? How do we think on these things in a culture that is bombarding us with untruths that seem to support the opposite of the what this verse calls us to? Should we step aside and create a barrier for ourselves or should we move forward seeking out the good and beautiful in our world? Can we still honor God by doing this? These are all questions that Hannah answers in this book. She talks about how to have discernment in the world we live in by taking each one of the adjectives found in verse 8 and trying it back to real life examples.

It is possible to rejoice in the good AND be Kingdom minded.

If these are things that you have ever wondered or if you have seen this verse on coffee mugs, but never studied it or thought about the implications it has for your life go ahead and pick this book up.

I would rate this book 4.5 stars, the content is great. It was not as conversational as some other books that I have read.

Funny story, I was added to the launch team after I finished the book and I would definitely recommend it.

Thank you to Moody Publishers and NetGalley for a free eArc in exchange for my honest review.