Second Interlude: The Continuing State of Having Valid Concerns Ignored (re: “You Were Born for This” by Bruce Wilkinson)
(Click here to download the first chapter of Bruce Wilkinson’s book, You Were Born for This.)
(Click on the following to read my earlier posts on the text: Title & Table of Contents, Table of Contents addendum, Testimonials, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, 13, the final grade for the text, and my initial public challenge to Bruce Wilkinson.)
Dear Reader,
Hello again. Just to bring you up to speed, it’s been three days since I public challenged and contacted Waterbrook Multnomah regarding the questionable content found within their recently published book, You Were Born for This, (LINK) by Bruce Wilkinson.
It’s been six days since I challenged and contacted Wilkinson’s co-author, David Kopp, and over a week since I challenged and contacted Wilkinson himself.
Still no answer from anyone. Now I know how Jeff Jarvis felt when, back in 2005, he got little to no help from Dell’s customer service department concerning his lemon of a home computer. Of course, most of us recall how that turned out for Dell.
Because Dell didn’t satisfactorily address Jarvis’ valid concerns, the guy posted his experience online. As a result, tens of thousands read of Johnson’s troubles at Dell. When Johnson’s gripe reached the attention of the national media, Dell’s credibility took a nosedive, resulting in a significant loss of the market share. (For more on the story, click here.)
I wonder how this will play out for Wilkinson, Kopp and Waterbrook Multnomah. Only God knows. (Maybe biblical convictions don’t mean as much to these folks as does the bottom line…or maybe they do. This continued silence on their part, though, does raise some rather valuable questions…)
Tomorrow, I’ll reflect on the LiveStream event Wilkinson’s publisher put on Tuesday morning. I did get to pose a couple of questions to the author, and you’ll want to see how he did.
Until then,
Chris
PS To view the LiveStream event for yourself, click here, and then click “On-Air” in the bottom left corner of the video screen.
PPS For new readers, my earlier analyses of Jesus Wants to Save Christians: A Manifesto for the Church in Exile (by Rob Bell and Don Golden) is available for free download. Simply click on my title, Clear as a Bell, and decide for yourself whether or not Bell’s teachings match those found in God’s Word.
