The vertical self

I am using booksneeze's site to review books. I read the book the vertical self more than 2 years ago and forgot to post my review at the time. The book has been such a great reminder that my focus and energy cannot be on pleasing and trying to mimic horizontal relationships. My worth and identity come from God's authority and identity. At my church we have explored a similar idea pattern as Sayers describes but we call it Christ-esteem vs self-esteem. So much of what I read in this book is reminiscent of those ideas, but I was grateful to hear about it from a different point of view. I guess God uses different messengers to explain the same message. A good read for anyone struggling with who they are in Christ and how to live in a world so obsessed with being the most popular or most wealthy. I would definitely recommend it!