Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Max Lucado's "Max on Life"


Max Lucado’s work Max on Life is a delicate stroll through the plethora of questions asked of any pastor since the dawn of the church. Questions on how to live in response to a certain problem or issue and how to see God in light of certain circumstances are a prevailing notion that is brought about throughout the book. It is interesting to see how Lucado uses his life experience to bring about insight, which causes true life change. His ability to converse with his readers gives the book a level of grace which would provide peace for anyone going through almost any conceivable circumstance. On a whole, I enjoyed the structure of the book because it allowed for a series of short reads while seeing each individual question answered as part of a cohesive section and book. I would have liked to see a better exegetical presentation of the scriptures he quoted for each of his answers but it is difficult to do such things and provide such nurturing pastoral advice. I would recommend this book for any pastor for their personal use or to make available to their ministry workers within the church because of the great practical resources it provides for daily spiritual growth. It would be nice if Max Lucado would create a reading plan or study guide to go along with this book in order to implement it in one’s study program.

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