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 PrintableVersion New life in the wasteland2 Corinthians on the cost and the glory of Christian ministryPenetrating analysisNEW LIFE IN THE WASTELAND This book is a collection of talks given to Scottish Presbyterian ministers. It will appeal to a far wider readership, however, than the original hearers. 'Lay' members of congregations and ministers from a wide range of evangelical churches will, I am sure, find this a profitable book to read. It is based on 2 Corinthians, taking roughly one chapter of the letter at a time. Mr. Kelly brings out the salient points of each chapter of the letter, and applies them to Christian life and ministry. He gives a penetrating analysis of contemporary 'post-modern' Western culture, with its many powerful obstacles to the gospel. He refuses to be browbeaten into a miserable defeatism, however, and points out that there are many parallels between contemporary culture and that of Corinth in the first century. The power of the gospel was able to break into that culture, and it is able to break into our culture as well, when God chooses to work by his Spirit. The great themes of 2 Corinthians are aptly brought out and applied to the present: the suffering that is part and parcel of Christian life and ministry; the resurrection power of God which works in us and through us in spite of our weakness; the importance of an authentic ministry and not compromising with the fads of this world; the glory of the new covenant; the power of the cross of Christ; the importance of generosity; handling criticism with humility; the pain and the glory of Christian service. The book is written in a simple, straightforward style, without the use of technical terms. It is rich in vivid illustrations and is easy to read. I warmly commend the book. Henry Dixon,
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