Grace by Max Lucado

GRACE

by Max Lucado

Grace by Max Lucado is a phenomenal book. He goes through all of the aspects of God's grace towards us. Now, if you have read any of Max Lucado's books before, you know you won't be left unsatisfied or with more questions than you had before. He will leave you with a sense of familiarity not only with the subject he's talking about but with him as well. And if you have yet to read him, not only do I highly recommend any of his writtings but you are in for a grace awakening! Grace is the unwarranted, undeserved, love and forgiveness and power from God above to us, sinners of the world. Through Jesus Christ, His Son, God sends us his Grace. Max explores what life without grace is like and we discover with him what it's like to allow God's grace to wash over us. Everyday, His grace fall over us, wave upon wave.

I am having a bit of a hard time writing this review. Don't get me wrong, the book and it's teachings were great, inspiring and thought provoking. It was also an easy read. I find this familiar feeling, like I was saying before, when reading Max Lucado. But, I can't do GRACE justice by simply writing about it. It's the type of book you have to read for yourself. It's worth it. You will get a fresh new understanding of what God's Grace is all about. Like the cover says, it's more than a girl's name or something mumbled before meals. It's God's ultimate gift to us. We should try and understand it and appreciate it as much as we can. So go out there and find yourself a copy (you can borrow mine if you want!) and read it. You'll love it.

Fully Alive by Ken Davis

Lighten up and live

Fully Alive

A journey that will change your life

by Ken Davis

In his book, Fully Alive, Ken Davis goes back to the moments in his life where he realized he was no longer fully alive, to where he makes his pleas to God to renew the life inside him and help him to lighten up and live. He compares those moments to stakes being pounded into the ground. He says: "The Glory of God is man fully alive' and that our purpose in life is to glorify Him. In this book, he shows us the path that he took to come back to the land of the living and encourages us to come and join him on his journey! Ken gives us his step by step instructions to stay on the path, starting by being physically fit. He shares his advice and tips on how to get started, how he got started and how he's kept going since then! The second key point is having intimate friendships, where deep trust and communication are highly valued. You can not be living fully alive if you are alone. You must make or rely on like minded friends, who will join you, encourage you and also depend on you, on your way back to life. Then, he talks about the "YOU" part. Although it's not about YOU, it's about God working in you and through you. You have to have the willingness to let it take place and the changes will amaze you. Then comes the Spiritual Growth. And you can't be fully alive without love.

The point is, don't give up on being Fully Alive, because then you'll be all dead. Fully Alive has personally motivated me to start trying harder and has shown me aspects that I need to work on. I totally recommend this book to all of those who need to come back to the land of the living and who chose to become fully alive.

Christmas is coming.

Went to the grocery store tonight and all I could hear and see was Christmas. Turned on the radio this week,on the Christian channel, Christmas music.  Went for a walk today and they were setting up the Nativity scene in the Memorial park. Turn the TV on and all you see is Christmas. It makes me so happy to see that everybody is getting ready to celebrate Christmas and be with their families and be full of joy and cheer. But it makes me so sad that most people won't be celebrating Jesus Christ's birthday. There's the whole "He's the Reason for the Season" speech I could give but I'm not in the speech giving mood. But what really makes me sad is people are going to be saying "Happy Holidays" instead of Merry Christmas. Why? to be politically correct? because they are afraid of saying the Christ in Christmas?  I don't know. What I do know is that I will be saying Merry Christmas. And I don't mean to offend any one but think about it, would you not be offended if it were your birthday and people would be walking around your party and wishing everyone a "Happy Birthday Party" instead of wishing you a "Happy Birthday"? So why not be brave and wish the people in your life a Merry Christmas this year instead of a happy holiday. 'Cause if you're wishing me a happy holiday, you better be paying me a trip down south!