A very short book which could be read in a short one hour slot. Piper writes here about taking risks, in a similar vein to Kevin DeYoung's 'Just Do Something' - although this is much better and less long-winded (Piper takes as long as he needs to expound this subject, while DeYoung goes on and on).

Making choices in certain situations is quite difficult, and so Piper urges us here to make choices which are made based on what matters to God and others and not ourselves. It is beautifully written and is a book which I could pick up again and read in an hour where I would need to make a decision which needs an ounce of biblical encouragement.

We are all put in situations from time to time which require us to make a tough choice for the sake of the gospel and our mind will attempt to rationalise why we should not take the narrow road, but here Piper expounds passages from both the Old and New Testaments to shine light on how God has used people in many generations to do his will in the face of oppression and persecution. ( )