Review Details

Engage: Issue 1

Product Review (submitted on 12 August 2009):

I'm 31 and have been a Christian for as long as I can remember, and I love using Engage for my own quiet time.

Having been a Christian a long time they aren't especially useful for in-depth Bible Study. They are basic in some ways, however I don't think that this limits them to a particular age group.

What they are brilliant for is:
-A morning quiet time where you haven't got ages to be able to go in-depth
-Simplifying the context and background for the more obscure books in the Bible
-Picking out the main points of complex passages (rather than necessarily combing through every verse)
-Grounding you in a rounded understanding of the gospel and its implications for your life
-Active engagement with the Bible, through questions
-Incredibly hallenging application of the Bible to daily life (probably the most useful aspects of Engage from my perspective)

The fact that it is basic in some ways doesn't devalue it in any way for anyone, regardless of how mature in the Christian faith. You might just want to think about doing engage plus some other form of more in-depth study.

I really feel confident that if I give engage to young people I work with, that it will help them to be changed by God's word.