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Book Review: Plan B by Pete Wilson

May 3, 2010 By Sandra Heska King

Been there. Done that. Plenty of Plan B’s in my life. Some as light as dandelion fluff. Some as heavy as a bloated hippo.

Plans fizzled. Dreams shattered. Expectations failed. People let me down. Life smacked me upside the head. Life slammed me to the ground.

You’ve been there, too, in some form. And will again.

Enter this book written by Pete Wilson, lead pastor of Cross Point Church in Nashville, Tennessee.

He asks, “What do you do when God doesn’t show up for you in the way you thought God was going to show up?”

Pete’s weathered his own Plan B’s. And held others through theirs–a family whose pregnant teen delivered a stillborn, a marriage battered by pornography and an affair, a missionary couple who turned to Plan B and Plan C with an unexpected pregnancy and ensuing complications.

Pete made me laugh and cry. He writes with an engaging style and makes scripture stories sparkle. I saw things I didn’t before.

I lingered over this statement, “The greatest of all illusions is the illusion of control.”

In fact, I lingered over many statements.

Pete talks about the importance of community when traveling through the dark and the importance of authenticity. “We’ll never know what might have happened if people had been able to open their lives up enough to hear–and to say–‘me too.'” So many of us huddle in shame or fear of judgment instead of sharing hurts to receive healing.

Been there. Done that.

We can be transformed through tragedy.

Pete doesn’t have all the answers, but he offers an anchor.

Have you lived a Plan B? Are you living a Plan B? If not, a Plan B looms.

Someone you know struggling with a Plan B? If not, you will.

You need this book.


PlanB Promo from Cross Point Church on Vimeo.

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Copyright © 2010 by Sandra Heska King

NOTE: Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com  book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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  1. Wendy Paine Miller says

    May 3, 2010 at 2:01 pm

    I love Booksneeze and this book looks fantastic!!! Exactly the kind of book I like. Great review!
    ~ Wendy

  2. Sandra Heska King says

    May 3, 2010 at 5:35 pm

    Thanks for visiting, Wendy. Glad you liked the review. Hope you like the book!

  3. pete wilson says

    May 3, 2010 at 8:43 pm

    Thanks so much for the review Wendy. That really means a lot to me.

  4. Karen Lange says

    May 3, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    Sounds interesting. As one with plenty of Plan B's and even Plan C's, I can relate. Thanks so much for sharing this:)

  5. Bekah says

    May 4, 2010 at 12:05 am

    "me too" I lingered over many statements.

  6. K.M. Weiland says

    May 5, 2010 at 12:09 pm

    Good review! Sounds like an excellent book. I'll keep my eyes peeled for it.

  7. Sandra Heska King says

    May 7, 2010 at 2:36 pm

    I know you'll all enjoy it. If "enjoy" is the right word. Definitely helpful, inspirational, and encouraging.

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