This is the book I am currently reading on my Kindle (important because I am also reading a book that I keep on the bedside table and I am listening to one on my iPod while I work out). I first heard of Mark Hall as the lead singer of Casting Crowns, one of my favorite Christian Artists. Their song, "The Voice of Truth" is the story of Mark Hall's feelings of insecurity and inadequacy due to his lifelong battle with ADD and Dyslexia. He told the story of this song in his first book.
I am not a big fan of reading nonfiction, as I find it tedious. As a rule, I read incredibly fast and have done so since I first learned to read. In 5th grade I used to get in trouble during that torturous exercise known as "round robin reading" because I never knew where we were when it was my turn to read - not because I wasn't paying attention, but because I could NOT read as slowly as the others and I was almost always several pages ahead of where we were supposed to be. Anyway, I can't read nonfiction quickly so I find it tedious.
Mark Hall's nonfiction writing style is easy to read and understand. He speaks to my heart with simplicity, humor that is similar to my own, and self-awareness. He doesn't preach from a lofty place, but from a human, "I'm not perfect" place that makes it real.
"The Well" deals with the Living Water of Jesus Christ and how we often dip into empty holes of such things as Talent and Resourcefulness instead of relying on Jesus and his Truth. Mark Hall uses stories from his life and others in addition to scripture to make his points. In my opinion, this is a book worth reading.
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