This tremendous book is quite challenging to write a review on as another reader mentioned. There's so much in it but I sense most of it is still working it's way through my heart. Interestingly, this is the essence of Tacklind's book as he concludes in the Afterword:

"The work of heart transformation os like peeling away layers of an onion ... And the work is never ending. The wounds run so deep. And so the work will always continue."

Tacklind is tremendously insightful and wise. He reminds me a little of a Brennan Manning or a Trevor Hudson in describing the way of the heart. It's so rare for a man to dig deep in his search for the true meaning of relationship with God. He writes with such humility and its certainly clear he doesn't have the answers but invites us to embark on an exploration of the heart.

How he outlines the path for stepping into the liminal space of glory/humility, strength/weakness and greatness/surrender is outstanding. Each chapter is short, 8 to 10 pages long, and they end with 3-4 very pertinent challenging questions/reflections for the reader to explore based on the chapter's content.

Using many Biblical analogies of the river, roots, seeds and the like, together with his own stories of surfing and hiking, Tacklind's gentle writing style provides a safe environment for the reader to be drawn into the adventure of walking side-by-side with Jesus in this transformational journey.

I can't recommend this book enough. Even though I read an early-reader's copy provided by IVP and Netgalley I anticipate buying a number of copies to share with friends plus one for myself to re-read.

This book is just boring. It is written in the style of a memoir, which is the big issue with it. Memoirs are supposed to be written by people who have lived a long life and accomplished things, people that are well known and are looked up to. They are not meant to be written by some random guy nobody knows. You have to make your way toward writing a memoir.