Ever since I heard Steven Furtick preach at Catalyst 2008 in Atlanta, I’ve followed a number of his sermons and learned a great deal from him about the radical nature of faith and walking in obedience to God regardless of how much people would like to insert “common sense” into your routine. His story is far from typical and it’s been an inspiration to see the kinds of things God will do with a life that surrenders control to him. For those reasons, I was looking forward to seeing what he had to say in Sun Stand Still.

Sun Stand Still explores the story of Joshua and what God accomplished in his life and prayers to be served as a model for Christians today. Furtick lays things out simply, answers challenges well, and encourages the reader to leave the fate of their prayers in the hands of God, to pray prayers that are worthy of God’s power and majesty. These are good things and Furtick most certainly does them well. That said, my one hesitation with this book is that there are two groups of people this will not be helpful for: (1) those who are already praying radical prayers and believing God for the vision that He has given them and (2) those who are only concerned with faithfulness and never question the extent of their faith for what God can accomplish. Otherwise, read it and be encouraged and challenged in your prayers!