This book discusses 10 characteristics of God that can also be taken on by human beings. In other words, the book discusses 10 "communicable attributes" of God. (The author has another book that discusses 10 "incommunicable attributes" of God such as sovereign, omniscient, omnipotent....) The communicable attributes include holy, loving, good, just, merciful, gracious, faithful, patient, truthful and wise. God entails those qualities to the utmost, but mankind, as image bearers of God, can have these qualities reflected in us as well.

Each attribute gets a chapter. Each chapter is short. At the end of each chapter are 5-7 Bible verses for the reader to meditate on, 4 questions for reflection, and a beautifully written prayer. The author uses a lot of everyday examples or funny vignettes to illustrate her points, so the book is easy to read. But it's not fluff; her theological grounding is strong. I think this is a good book for when you want to do some Christian reading that is serious but not overbearing, lively but not frivolous. ( )

4.5 stars; For my full, non-spoiler review: https://christianlovingbooks.blogspot.com/2019/02/in-his-image-review.html ( )

this book was great. i rate it 5/5.