Dr. Bill Konstantopoulos, a servant of God's church who loves her dearly, has given us a treasure in his latest book, From Heaven to Earth: A Bird's Eye View of the History of the Church. He approaches the subject as one with a deep desire to see the bride of Jesus Christ restored to her primitive power and glory. Here he examines the essentials of the church presented in the New Testament and briefly traces her progress through the ages. He narrows his focus as he considers the various movements God has raised up in response to His church's hunger for holiness and unity. He reviews the short history of our own Movement, considering some of its successes and bluntly acknowledging some of its failures. Finally, he assesses the current state of the church with love rather than "rose-tinted glasses." In doing so, he raises questions most of us have had and few of us have verbalized. I recommend this book as one both to inspire and challenge us as we are well into our second century as a Movement.
