Book Review: This Is Our Time by Trevin Wax

It seems we live in a day where we are bombarded with all kinds of messages. Whether they are on an app, the TV set, or a billboard, they are everywhere. These messages are out there to get our attention to make us thing these things they are communicating are important or we are the center of the universe. Most people would call them messages, but they are actually myths according to Trevin Wax.

In his latest books, This Is Our Time, Wax looks at the common myths in our culture and exposes them in light of the gospel. The first thing Wax addresses is our phones. They tell us we are the center of the universe. Does it really? Well, it does give us notifications based on our preferences. We can be distracted when a notification comes up. We have to ask ourselves, does our phone, or any tech, hinder our walk with Christ or helps?

Next, Wax looks Hollywood and the stories they tell. I love a good movie as much as the next guy, but I do not get to intellectual when it comes to one. Lately, it seems most movies are communicating some kind of message. Christians need to be aware of the message a movie send and combat it with the gospel.

In our culture, we pursue what makes us happy. They come in many shapes and forms but the truth is they will never make us happy. The American Dream is about finding happiness. Wax wrote, "The Kingdom Dream is about experiencing joy in God." Many look at America as Israel when Christians need to look at it as Babylon. This is a foreign land that worships other gods. We should seek the good of the city just as the Lord spoke through the prophet Jeremiah as they were being led into exile by Babylon.

As our world continues to wobble, our main hope remains the gospel. That is the message of Christianity will remain the message until Christ comes again. Culture trends will change over and over again along with the myths of the culture. The gospel is the only constant message of the church and for those who do not know Christ.

Wax is a profound thinker and gives his readers insight into what the culture is. He also shed the light of the gospel into the messages of the culture, which is something discerning Christians need to be more aware of as we live in a world while waiting for the blessed hope that is Christ the Lord.

Thanks B&H Publishing Group for letting me review this book.