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 PrintableVersion The thinkerThoughts from the heart of an evangelistHeart throbTHE THINKER Don’t judge this book by its cover! The title makes it sound like a work of philosophy. The author makes one assume it is about evangelism. However, it’s only when you read the writer’s own introduction that you realise what it really is and therefore how this delightful book is to be understood and enjoyed. The book consists of about 40 short chapters, each originally a back-page article attached to one of Carswell’s quarterly prayer letters. As he explains, they were originally designed as a means of ministering to his prayer supporters, but taken very seriously as his opportunity to speak directly to them, from the heart. In his own words, these articles are ‘the outpourings of my passions’. Carswell clearly has many passions! The value of this book is partly in the variety of the subject matter — from service to suffering, from ministry to marriage, and most things in between. No chapter is wasted, and each clearly communicates the heart of a man deeply committed to Christ and his service and desperate for others to know the same. All that in the style of a wonderfully gifted communicator, and here is a splendid book, of great value to any Christian, however young or old in the faith they are. Hugh Palmer’s foreword sums up how this book is to be read. ‘It would be easy to read this book in one go. Don’t! It would be too much like scoffing a whole box of chocolates! Take them one at a time and let them do their work. These aren’t designed simply to satisfy the sweet tooth. The subject matter is too important and the need too great for that.’ Colin Tamplin,
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