WhateverThings » Reading http://www.whateverthings.org All in his name ... Sat, 01 May 2010 02:09:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Fearless by Max Lucado http://www.whateverthings.org/2009/09/08/fearless-by-max-lucado/ http://www.whateverthings.org/2009/09/08/fearless-by-max-lucado/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:56:32 +0000 Carl http://www.whateverthings.org/?p=100 fearlessWe live in fear of many things – from the swine flu to losing our job, from being rejected by our friends to being attacked by terrorists.  That fear leads us to make bad choices and at times simply cripples us.  Can you imagine a life without fear?  In his latest book, pastor and author Max Lucado offers a look at many common fears such as not protecting my kids or being overwhelmed by challenges, describing the problem and offering thoughts on how to live without that fear in your life.

Lucado ties biblical stories with each of these fears and points us to lessons in those stories for fearless living.   The thoughts are easy to understand and told with Lucado’s signature flair for story-telling.   At the heart of fearless living is trusting God, and Lucado brings the reader back to that central idea again and again.

The book is a fast read, right around 200 pages including a helpful discussion guide that offers some questions for further discussion on each chapter.  All in all, it’s a great book that offers some solid, biblical counsel for dealing with fears.  It’s not overly deep and the answers at times are little on the simple side, but if you or someone you know is struggling with fears, this is a great first book to read.

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I will be hosting a forum about the book on Sunday, December 3rd looking at who Mary was, using this book in conjunction with the release of The Nativity Story.

Thanks to Paraclete Press for this sneak preview.

For more information on Scot McKnight’s The Real Mary visit www.paracletepress.com. Please feel free to pick up this posting for your own site, blog or e-mail lists and help spread the word and get important dialog going on who the real Mary is.

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