I’ll be honest when I picked up the book From Eternity To Here: Rediscovering The Ageless Purpose Of God by Frank Viola, I didn’t know what to expect. Viola takes readers on a journey to reconnect people with a God who passionately loves them and has a grand mission that includes us all.

Viola explores God and three key themes that are essential to the sweeping story that is told throughout the pages of scripture. These three themes, The Bride Of Christ, God’s dwelling place on Earth, and The Body Of Christ and His family, are key in not only helping us better understand what God is doing but where we as a church and individuals fit into this picture better in this Grand Love story called the scriptures.

It’s about the church and it’s people becoming more than just attendees doing the “things” and “its” that make up a religion. But really what Viola is driving at is that the Church and its people ARE the Bride of Christ, who He passionately loves. They are His dwelling place on Earth, where God lives. They are His body and family. Christ is the center of everything that matters. “From God’s standpoint, the church’s center of gravity is Jesus Christ”

For me personally, this book really opened up an understanding of what it means to be the Bride, The dwelling place, and a part of the Body/Family of Christ. These ideas have been “thrown around” in my church experience but never really fully explained. Viola not only explains them but shows how they tie into the grand Story as a whole.

I found that the more I explored the passages and themes in this book, the more I began to understand more clearly what God’s highest passion and grand mission are and where the church and, more specifically I fit into it. As I read, I got excited as I more clearly understood what God’s passions are and how they include the church. It truly did change my “view of life, church, and our magnificent God.”

I would definitely recommend Frank Viola’s book From Here To Eternity: Rediscovering the Ageless Purpose of God…

If you would like to order the book at a discount at www.FromEternitytoHere.org – it’s also on audio book. Free discussion guide, sample chapters, interviews, and a free audio of the first chapter are available on that site also.

The following bloggers are posting a review or Q & A with Frank Viola on his bestselling book FROM ETERNITY TO HERE today, Tuesday, July 21st.

Jay Becker – www.jaybecker.org
Mark D – http://deadmanstravelog.blogspot.com

Igniting Hearts – Kimber Britner – http://www.ignitinghearts.blogspot.com/

Karyn – http://tiger-kar.blogspot.com

Barefoot Preacher – http://thebarefootpreacher.blogspot.com

Every Day Angels – www.WeAreEverydayAngels.com

FaithEngineer – http://www.faithengineer.com

Kristen Schiffman – http://dancinginthemargins.typepad.com/

CrossPointe: The Church at Bevo – http://churchatbevo.blogspot.com/
Crazy Love for God – crazyloveforgod.blogspot.com

Amazima Ministries – oatsvallteam.blogspot.com

Down to Write Honest – http://downwritehonest.com

A Beautiful Mess – http://blnorth1105.blogspot.com/

The Blakes on a Mission – www.theblakesthailand.blogspot.com

Words by Jud Kossum – http://judkossum.blogspot.com

Eric Jaffe – http://www.ericjaffe.org

2nd Cup of Coffee – http://www.2nd-cup-of-coffee.blogspot.com

Nolan Bobbitt Website – www.nolanbobbitt.com

Klappyanne – www.xanga.com/klappyanne

Daveingland – http://www.daveingland.com

Randi Jo Rooks – http://seedsinmyheart.blogspot.com

Ephesians Five – http://ephesiansonefive.blogspot.com

Michael Bayne – http://www.michaelbayne.net

Encounter Church Helena Blog – encounterhelena.org

Thoughts B4 Conviction N2 Action – tsharrison.blogspot.com

Edevotion – http://www.e-devotion.blogspot.com

Seeking After – http://seekingafter.blogspot.com

Eric Powell – www.encounterhelena.org

Borrowed Light – http://fbcnewlondon.blogspot.com