Blind Spots: What You Don’t See Can Hurt You
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
We all know blind spots are dangerous when we’re changing lanes at 70 mph on an interstate highway. But just as critical are the blind spots that block us from seeing the truth about ourselves and others. No one is immune to either kind.
Blind spots are, by definition, invisible to us. No matter how often we are reminded to check our blind spots, we can’t at least on our own. Our only hope is for God and others to come alongside us and help point them out. Once identified we can start becoming our best and most authentic self.
Coauthors Tim Riddle and Fil Anderson help us learn how to recognize and avoid blind spots to become more like Jesus, remembering the Holy Spirit is the revealer and healer. By drawing on stories in Scripture and personal experience, the coauthors invite us to engage in an approachable, logical conversation about what blind spots are, why they exist, how to identify and remove them, how to keep them from returning, and how to point them out in others.
In this practical resource full of biblical wisdom, Riddle and Anderson aim to lovingly guide readers toward spiritual growth to live fully and freely as God’s dearly loved, completely forgiven, and forever free daughters and sons.
Blind Spots helps us find concrete, biblical solutions to the problem of these shortcomings, cultivating a desire for godliness and a greater appreciation for the Spirit’s work in our own lives.
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- Helps us learn how to recognize and avoid blind spots to become more like Jesus.
- Invites us to engage in an approachable, logical conversation about how to identify and remove them.
- Guides readers toward spiritual growth to live fully and freely as God’s dearly loved daughters and sons.
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: A few thoughts before you begin reading
- Chapter 1: How the Journey Began
- Chapter 2: What Are Blind Spots?
- Chapter 3: Why Are They Blind?
- Chapter 4: Is This a New Problem?
- Chapter 5: Seeing Ourselves and Others as Jesus Sees Us
- Chapter 6: What Jesus Says about Seeing and Speaking the Truth
- Chapter 7: How Do I Break Free of Blind Spots?
- Chapter 8: How Do I Prevent My Blind Spots from Returning?
- Chapter 9: Eliminating Blind Spots
- Endnotes
One of the greatest gifts God has given to humans is the capacity for self-knowledge. We can navel-gaze into our own being like no animal ever dreamed. The capacity for self-awareness is both a blessing and a curse. If we are open to our blind spots, it is a blessing. If we deceive ourselves regarding who we are, it is a curse. Tim and Fil are working from the blessing side. Go with them.
—Dan Boone, President, Trevecca Nazarene University
It will take courage to read this book. It’s uncomfortable to consider weakness. I’d much rather live in denial. In Blind Spots, Tim and Fil offer groundbreaking insights and help in not only identifying what you cannot see—but also finding freedom to move toward the person you want to be.
—Tim Stevens, Vice President of Consulting, Vanderbloemen; author of Marked by Love: A Dare to Walk Away from Judgment and Hypocrisy
Reading Tim and Fil’s book feels like a conversation with a trusted friend. You can hear the tones of their caring voices in the stories they tell because they’re stories they’ve lived. You can sense their profound wisdom as they bring Scripture to life because they have been transformed by God’s Word. And somehow, while revealing the ugly realities of our blind spots, and telling us the truth that is hard to hear, their words make their readers feel known and loved. Read it and be changed.
—Drew Hill, Pastor; author of Alongside: Loving Teenagers with the Gospel