One-Trick Pony

By Phillip E. Long

Book Overview

One-Trick Pony calls Christians to a sacrificial love that is: The most convincing apologetic ever conceived. The finest curriculum for Christ-like growth ever suggested. A cunning strategy for spiritual warfare.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597817058
• ISBN13: 9781597817059
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Xulon Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

my husband bought 15 copies!!

We enjoyed this book so much my husband bought 15 copies for friends and family. It's a book you don't put down until you are finished.

One Trick Pony - a heart to heart chat

One Trick Pony takes you by the heart and guides you to places you think you've been to, but haven't! From the moment I opened the first page, I became caught up in the stories, humor, unforgettable descriptions of everyday encounters but from a fresh perspective, and I couldn't put the book down until the final page. It simply must be read by as many as possible! Hearts will be forever changed and lives will be enriched.

Simply, Excellent.

I am not much of a reviewer so here it goes. This book is excellent. Ever wonder what it looks like to follow Jesus? Phil Long is a talented writer and a deep thinker who tackles this question. If you don't like reading, it is enjoyable and humorous, if you are an intellectual, it will make you think. Buy this book.

A book that has teeth.

In the book One Trick Pony, Phillip E. Long pushes the reader to explore one deep, yet seemingly simple idea. He really doesn't have a lot of surprises for the reader in terms of his point. The beauty of Phillip's book comes in how he puts together story after story to illustrate his primary idea, with the intent to grab the heart of the reader and motivate him or her to do something with the information, rather than just have the info as another feather in their cap. Phillip's book has very little value to the person unwilling to let their heart be moved to living and being differently. However it has enormous value to anyone who is ready to be challenged by a man who has clearly wrestled with his own faith in Jesus and who has come out of the match with conviction that has teeth to it. I would highly recommend this book to anyone willing to come face to face with their own need to start living and loving sacrificially.

Buy this book - you'll love it

I first met Phil when I was 22-years old and interviewing to be the Youth Director for his kids. I had just spend over an hour-and-a-half in front dozens of parents attempting to answer any question they wanted to ask me. I think I was too naive to be intimidated, and I was - and am - convinced that ultimately everything comes back to the love of Christ and our response to that love. Afterwards, parents lined up in a row to ask me pointed questions that they hadn't asked in the group. Each person was gracious, until one man said, "You know, you're just saying the same thing over and over. You're single-dimensional. You're a one-trick pony. All your college learning has made you simplistic. It's like you think 'love' is the answer to every question." His attack went on, and inside I was thinking, "He might be joking, but if he's not, and I call him on it, I'll be really in trouble. If he's truly upset, than, well, I guess I'll try to explain it again." Then Phil said, " . . . and I really like it. Everything does come back to love, doesn't it?" Such was my introduction to Phillip E. Long. For me, the genius of "One-Trick Pony" flows out of Phil's life. He is a man convinced that life is meant to be lived on the edge. He is sure that love - when truly understood - is the greatest evidence of Christ in the world today. He is doggedly determined to live life with that understanding. "One-Trick Pony" will intrigue you, unsettle you, inspire you, and leave you thinking - which is just how Phil wants it.