Once again Willard has taken the reader to new spiritual heights. Naturally, only a small vein of the goldmine of insights found in this book has been properly mined. Yet even with only a limited understanding of Willard's text, this book has revealed the biblical precepts and ideals of spiritual formation in a new light. There is not doubt that this book, if it receives the proper exposure within the Christian community, will serve as a valuable tool for a multitude of other Christians in their own spiritual journeys! - Lawrence Davies

Dr. Willard is very thorough in his writing which makes for some strenuous reading, but remains very rewarding throughout. Dallas really drives the point home that "apprentice" is a superior term to "disciple" as far as our relationship to Christ should be. You realize that "putting on the character of Christ" is a cooperative process between you and God in that he supplies the grace enacted through our obedience. It's imperative for the church to resist the distractions that impede her spiritual transformation and pursue apprenticeship to Jesus instead of the traditional discipleship "programs", or worse yet, none at all. The Divine Conspiracy and this book would be great places to start in the education. -B.Wren

This is the best effort at understanding how we can think and talk about the process of transformation that I have ever read. It is not a light read, but a study book to work through as you put into practice some of the ideas on being still and getting fixed. I am a better disciple than I was, and a better spiritual counselor than I was. - D.Brunk