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Book Review - Grace by Max Lucado

12/31/2012

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To put it plainly, this book is wonderful. It’s engaging. What a great way to demonstrate grace in action. 

Lucado starts by saying “grace is God’s best idea.” Throughout the book, we see that through the stories Lucado shares. We are challenged to examine ourselves to see if we have ever been changed by grace.

A visual image that stands out is Lucado’s comparison to God as a heart surgeon—“cracking open your chest, removing your heart…and replacing it with his own.”

As Lucado tells us, it is difficult to appreciate what grace does until we understand who we are. One of the best lessons in the book is acceptance – in order to accept grace, we also have to accept the responsibility to grant it.

Grace is one of the hardest things for us to understand about God. Perhaps as a child, we learn a little when we don’t receive the punishment we should. Perhaps as a parent, we learn a little more when we extend such grace to our children. But we may not ever fully comprehend the grace God shows us.

Through Lucado’s words, we are opened to this concept. Lucado has such a way with the craft—it’s like sitting in his living room and talking with him as an old friend. I appreciate Lucado’s writing, and I highly recommend this work.

2 Comments
Let G.
6/18/2013 01:18:18 pm

Wow! You have a nice blog here and I will regularly be visiting your site. I found your site while browsing over the internet looking for reviews on Max Lucado's books.

Thank you Duchess Ashley for sharing this review. Max Lucado has an easy to understand writing skill which a reader cannot find his book hard to grasp. I'll get a hold of a copy of this book soon.

Have you also read He Did This Just for You? also by Max Lucado? I ready many positive reviews about it which is an excellent way to introduce the gospel to our non-believing family members, friends and acquaintances. This book was recommended in the site http://booksforevangelism.org/. Maybe you can check out that site too! Heaps of books are listed there which I really found great!

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Ashley Hodges Bazer link
6/20/2013 02:38:31 pm

Thank you, Let G.! I appreciate your comments. Mr. Lucado is quite a talented author. I love how he relates to a variety of people on many different levels. :) I recommend ALL his books.

And thanks for sharing that site! I'll be sure to check it out! Blessings to you!!

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