Thoughts on "In But Not Of"

I am reading Hugh Hewitt's In, But Not Of : A Guide to Christian Ambition.

I am enjoying the book, and although it is geared more for high school Juniors and Seniors, I will probably end up heeding some of his advise.

The thing that disappoints me is that he is inconsistent. He began the book by giving an example of three people who influenced the world the most in a positive way (i.e. defeating the spread of Communism) in the last century: Pope John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and some Russian author critical of the USSR (not Ayn Rand). I am not convinced that any of these people followed Hugh's advise. Now, he does qualify that as Americans, our best bet is to influence Westerners, and thus goes on to say how to gain influence over Westerners.

And what about Bono? Sure his foreign policy is a bit flawed (i.e.. let's subsidize corrupt governments), but his did a lot of good in Ireland and no one can reach more people about the plight in Africa. He probably broke every rule in Hugh's book. Had he followed them, I doubt he would be as influential.

Despite this inconsistency, the book does carry wisdom and is easy to read.