The Lucado Inspirational Reader Hope and Encouragement for Your Everyday Life By Max Lucado

 

The Lucado Inspirational Reader - Hope and Encouragement for Your Everyday Life is a beautiful 450 page hardcover gift book, filled with the best of the best from Max Lucado.  It is a compilation of his 25 years of writing, filled with words of encouragement and wisdom.  His stories, quotes and teaching reaches to the very heart of what it is to be a Christian and gives hope to each paragraph.

 

I was immediately drawn to this book because I (if you couldn't tell already) am a big Max Lucado fan.  Actually, I am a big Holy Spirit fan, and Max's teachings pour out from the heart of God to his children.  They speak, "keep going, I am with you."  

 

The format of this book is also quite handy.  You can choose to read it cover to cover, look at the topics in the table of contents or even just open it up and see what's there.  Many of the topics are traditional Christian topics such as the cross, evangelism, faith and salvation.  Max puts perspective on these things, especially for people who are struggling under the weight of guilt, rules and tradition. 

 

"Just when he was about to give up hope, someone told him about a healer in Galilee."  Max Lucado referring the hope of Jesus healing in the account of the foreign official. (Gospel of John.)

 

This book is like a breathe of fresh air, and I definitely recommended it.  

 

This book was provided to me for free from Book Sneeze, contingent on an unbiased review.

Hermie A Common Caterpillar by Max Lucado

Hermie A Common Caterpillar is a book by Max Lucado, illustrating to young readers that in the eyes of God, they are special.  Hermie is a plain green caterpillar, not beautiful or particularly useful.  He meets other insects he desires to be like and asks God why he is so plain.  The story ends well when a magical transformation happens...

Hermie is written in an early reader format with a few illustrations. For kids who can't read (my kids) I read it out loud.  My kids loved it!  I put it on my e reader which was especially exciting for them.

 

My favorite part of Hermie was when Hermie kept asking God, "Why have you made me so common?"  and God answers, "because I am not done with you yet!"  Isn't it wonderful that no matter where we are in life, that God always has a plan for our transformation?  Max Lucado relayed so many truths in this book in a way that little ones can understand.

Max Lucado continually wins my praise.  He has become one of my favorite authors.  I honor him for being so dedicated to sharing God's truths with kids too:

 Matthew 19:14

¹⁴ Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”


5 STARS OUT OF 5

This book was provided to me for free by Book Sneeze for an unbiased review.

It's Not About Me by Max Lucado

It's Not About Me-Rescue From the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy is a book that shakes us out of self-centered living, and finds the beauty in walking with God through life, reflecting his glory. This book is an easy read, elegantly written, and thought provoking!

I personally love Max Lucado's style of writing and the content he so wonderfully inspires his readers with. Even though I struggle with some of his theology, I find it biblically sound. His illustrations and antidotes provide deeper insight into seemingly complicated concepts.

It's Not About Me is much more than a read that bangs you on the head with a legalistic talk down. It is actually quite the opposite. One of his basis points is that everything in life, successes, struggles, gifts and abilities, practically everything that encompasses life is for the Glory of God. By living a God centered life we are rescued from having to carry the world on our shoulders; having to be the best, the smartest, the richest. And, if we are those things, we are still just a small part in a masterpiece of a puzzle. What we do matters, and it is all to reflect others to the source, like the moon reflects the sun.

I think that most people reading this book already get the concept of "it's not all about me." I think the title is a little misleading, because although the basic premise of the book is about that, I found it expounded on many different topics directed toward just living a life with Jesus.

This book is simple and yet so complex at the same time. My explanations could never do it justice. If you want an uplifting, thought provoking read, try It's Not About Me.

I got this book for free from Book Sneeze, and this is my unbiased review.