While I personally believe Tim Keller's Making Sense of God does a vastly superior job of tackling the same subject matter (because, c'mon, it's Tim Keller), Comer's take is more accessible. In addition to helpful spiritual practices like quiet prayer and reading scripture, in the context of desire and self-control, there are some other simple strategies that Christians can use. I hold a master’s degree in Biblical and Theological Studies from Western Seminary, and these days, you can find me continuing to read, listen, and learn what it looks like to follow Jesus in community. And here I experience a soul-consuming desire to dedicate my life to the one who created me and redeemed me.

Also, and this is really nitpicky, but at one point Comer says social isolation from the lockdowns resulted in "the suicide rate spiked to an all-time high.

Paul Harvey Do you ever find yourself caught in a tug of war between dependence on God and self-sufficiency?

Between the extreme when I can no longer do a wrong act and the extreme when I have lost my freedom to right action, there are innumerable degrees of freedom of choice…. Sadly, many followers of Jesus in America are the primary targets for people spreading disinformation. I still love Comer's contribution to the Church - and he's a much-needed voice in this space - I'm just still waiting for a heavy-hitting culture critique (minus the humor and pop culture references). For millennia, followers of Jesus have immersed their minds in Scripture, not just to gather data, memorize factoids, and get the right answers on a theology test.After leading our church through five years of spiritual formation initiatives and seeing the impact, I wanted to help other churches discover a similar path of apprenticing under Jesus. Comer argues that our deepest desire is actually not to satisfy our flesh, even though that is a strong temptation and lies tell us that will make us happy. It is a psychosomatic act, in the true sense of the word, that’s built around a biblical theology of the soul as your whole person. John Mark Comer, Live No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies That Sabotage Your Peace (Colorado Springs, CO: WaterBrook, 2021).

We hear all sorts of ideas every day, some brilliant, others ridiculous; but they have zero effect on us unless we begin to trust them as an accurate map to reality. I think this is part of his appeal, though many folks probably underestimate just how much existing wisdom he is drawing from in the wealth of quotations and references he provides every few sentences. Instead of scrolling through your social media news feed, this is a much better way to spend your spare time in my opinion.

In secular society, false ideas have become accepted and normalized – and some have even found their way into the law. Lies, that come in the form of deceptive ideas, are the devil’s primary method of enslaving human beings and entire human societies in a vicious cycle of ruin that leads us further and further east of Eden. Fasting is a way to turn your body into an ally in your fight with the flesh rather than an adversary. As well as Live No Lies, John Mark is also the author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, My Name Is Hope, Loveology, and Garden City. I also appreciated his comments on Biblical sexuality, though that is a huge theological debate in some circles.