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This book was so well reviewed I felt I must purchase it to add to my large collection of spiritual study books. Honestly although I am well educated and well read, I really don’t think my understanding of Jeremiah or his impact has advanced much. The quotes and verses at the beginning of the chapters are very inspirational but the chapters don’t seem to tie in well to the selected verse/quote. I am going to try to read it again in hope of getting more benefit but at this point, I have not found this helpful other than inspiring me to read more of Jeremiah in the Hebrew Bible. It’s rather ironic that I am reading the Bible to understand the related study book!
Rating: 3 / 5
Life is best when unconstrained. “Run with the Horses” is a guide to breaking free of the routine, claiming that the routine taken to an extent can cause untold misery and pain. With a simple philosophy encouraging freedom in one’s life and to not live life planned down to the very minute, and channels encouraging scripture for readers stating that man was never meant to be a machine, “Run with the Horses” is a motivating read that would do well in self-help collections.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is a study of Jeremiah who reminds us of the importance of not being shallow but of growing our faith, the importance of being authentic. One important point this book drove home for me was that we are free to choose the path we walk but we can’t choose, or control, the consequences. At the end of Chapter 12 it speaks to this in that after a loss then, “The reality of our lives is rearranged without anyone consulting us or waiting for our permission.” This book really spoke to me.
Rating: 5 / 5
Peterson is a great, insightful author. Took away many things from this, and having it on audio to listen to in the many hours in the car has been great!
Rating: 5 / 5
“A book must be like an ice-axe to break the sea frozen inside us.” This quote from Franz Kafka is a worthy description of Peterson’s compelling study of Jeremiah.
The book speaks of living as a counter-cultural Christian and being authentically, vehemently human. And how so? Through an undivided preoccupation with God; by always taking the better rather than the easier way; by choosing courage over caution. And in so doing, being able to live at one’s best, to not just shuffle along with the crowd but to run with the horses.
This book is a sharp reminder against the cushy and postured soft-minded religion that, unfortunately, characterises most professedly Christian communities today.
Through Peterson’s writing, the portrait of Jeremiah comes to life in vivid terms – from his calling as a youth to his prophetic ministry, his friendships, his writings, his experiences of persecution and through it all, his dogged and single-minded obedience to God. He is presented as one who lives life at its best.
For me, the book’s biting prose and incisive observations, presented through a series of reflections on Jeremiah’s life, made the material easy to relate to. Peterson’s writing, as always, is “terse, concrete, poignant and graceful” (a quote from George Adam Smith used by the author himself in the book)
A most excellent read that I cannot recommended more.
Rating: 5 / 5