In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day

In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day

by Mark Batterson

Another Christian book with a good message and life lessons in In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day by Mark Batterson.  The book provides a perspective on how to face the most challenging obstacles in life, risks that are worth taking, and coming face to face with the scariest things in our lives (the lion in the cage).  Batterson draws upon the Bible to share moments of courage from the ‘actors’ who have ‘crosses’ to carry.  Each chapter is underscored by a quote that introduces the main theme.  For example: “You are responsible forever for what you have tamed” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery. This introduces the theme for the chapter called “Locking eyes with your lion”.  Each person has to tame the thing that holds them down.  We determine how we will respond.  Batterson provides a sensible process for how to move forward in our lives to be the best we can be.  At the end of each chapter, the author presents a review of the top ‘takeaways’ and an exercise to reinforce the lessons learned.  A quintessential self-help book grounded in Christian doctrine.