WITNESS AND WORK
By Brian Allenby
Terra Nova. 120 pages. £7.99
ISBN 1 90194 928 1
The title of this book is perhaps a little misleading - Brian Allenby is the National Director of Christians at Work and a reader could expect a book focusing on the challenges, opportunities and potential for Christians to witness at work. Instead he walks the journey of the Christian's life and witness and along the way he makes his application, rather fleetingly it seemed to me, to the world of work.
That said, this is a worthy book, full of good relevant Scriptural application and is an easy read in terms of style. At times his engineering background breaks through (nothing wrong with that - I too am an engineer!); for example, his first two chapters are 'The Journey Begins' and 'Safety Checks Before We Depart'! He includes interesting and challenging Bible teaching and application in chapters called 'Lessons from a Boat' and 'A Visit to Thessalonica' and follows up with some perceptive and interesting insights into contemporary attitudes inside and outside the church.
