Earnest Christians will find valuable take-home lessons from Chan's excellent book.Content used from Pastor Chuck Swindoll ( ) Who Wrote the Book of James? Chan also recounts his own attempts to live 'crazy' by significantly downsizing his home and giving away his resources to the poor. In stark contrast, the book offers real-life accounts of believers who have given all-time, money, health, even their lives-in obedience to Christ's call. He describes at length the sorry state of 'lukewarm' Christians who strive for a life characterized by control, safety, and an absence of suffering. In his fresh new book, Crazy Love, Francis peels back what we think the Christian life is, and guides us down the path toward an uncommon intimacy with Jesus-an intimacy which can't help but change the world around us!, Chan writes with infectious exuberance, challenging Christians to take the Bible seriously. It's all because this man, my friend, is an ardent and devoted disciple of his Savior. Whether in the pulpit or on the page, Francis Chan effuses love for Jesus Christ and demonstrates practical ways to throw off lukewarm Christianity and embrace full-on, passionate love for God., Francis's life reflects authentic leadership tempered by a deep compassion for the lost, the last, the littlest, and the least. I found it eye-opening and soul-thrilling. If you're stuck in a religious rut, read this refreshing book. In an age of religious phonies, spiritual apathy, and disheartening books suggesting that God is a delusion, Crazy Love shines like a glorious beacon of hope and light. Because when you're wildly in love with someone, it changes everything. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts-it's falling in love with God.
Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo? Are you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions? God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Whether you've verbalized it yet or not, we all know something's wrong. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss. The God of the universe-the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor-loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love.
Have you ever wondered if we're missing it? It's crazy, if you think about it. Revised & Updated Edition God is love.
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