Porpoise-Diving or Purpose-Driven?

	The Porpoise- Diving Life©	The Purpose-Driven Life©
Author	Ordinary Guy	Baptist Preacher
Sub-Title	“Reality For The Rest of Us - Picking Up Where Purpose-Driven Peters Out.”	“What in the world am I here for?”
Theme 1	“It’s all about us! God, you and me.” Engaged.	“It’s not about you.” – Detached.
Theme 2	Life contains a lot of questions Questions are invaluable in my faith journey.	Christianity has all the answers.
Theme 3	Christianity is not about exclusiveness. It’s about inclusiveness. It’s a faith that adores the mystery of God.	Christianity has the exclusive answers, for an exclusive set of people.
Theme 4	God cannot be contained in a box of beliefs.	Canned Christianity – "Just believe and do this and you’ll be fine.”
Theme 5	Seek, Explore, Act...a life journey.	Consume, Believe and Digest
Theme 6	The journey really begins at Day 41. Faith journeys have no end.	The Christian worldview in 40 days of study.
Theme 7	Life is filled with circumstances, choices and consequences.	Elements of predestination – Your life course was determined at birth.
Theme 8	Emphasizes the importance of relationship with God, questions, people and experiences.	Emphasizes the importance of answers, right beliefs and traditional faith rituals.
Theme 9	Non-linear living – No matter what you believe, life is filled with the unexpected, the uncertain and the unpredictable. God reveals himself to us through them too. You’re not defective! You’re human.	Linear living – If you believe and practice faith in a certain way, life will be predictable. If you suffer from the uncertain, the unpredictable and the unexpected too often, you just may be doing something wrong.
Theme 10	Purpose(s) of Life – Multiple - Impact this world with Christ’s love each day.	Purpose of Life – One - Preparation for eternity
Theme 11	Recognition that there’s a reality for the rest of us.	The 21st century worldview for Christians
Theme 12	Stories about real people…real life.	Biblical exegesis
Theme 13	Creative story telling.	Biblical exegesis
Theme 14	You’re not alone.	Become one of us.
Theme 15	Christians are expected to be part of a movement that will make the world that is, into the world that ought to be.	The goal is to grow in character.
Theme 16	What I believe is what I do. Belief must be expressed in behavior.	God is more interested in what I am than what I do
Theme 17	This life matters now. It’s no dress rehearsal mate!	Life is preparation for eternity.
Publisher	Internet	Zondervan
Audience	Anybody	Evangelical Christians