There is a war going on in the Church, says Adrian Plass

In his brand new book, War of the Worlds (available now), Adrian Plass looks at how to avoid leading a double life.

Plass says: there is a war between two worlds – one where honesty is valued, and one where it’s shunned. He considers the pull of the spirit and of the flesh and how this often leads us to live compartmentalised lives. We allow God only into certain parts and suffer embarrassment when our compromised private lives and shiny public lives collide.

Plass asks, ‘As I have pointed out on many occasions, if you scratch a Christian you will generally find a human being. But why is there a need to scratch?’

War of the Worlds goes to the heart of Christian life and once again Adrian skilfully employs humour to help us absorb his more profound points. He brings the Bible alive with rather unexpected soap opera characters; he introduces us to a God who is much more playful than we thought and asks questions such as:

•  If doubt and insecurity are the elephants in the room, how do we deal with these huge creatures?
•  How have we allowed so many herds of sacred cows to grow so large? True authenticity demands a major cull.

War of the Worlds is available now from Authentic Media or your local Christian bookshop:
ISBN: 9781850789567
RRP: £8.99