katethegreat92's review against another edition
3.0
The book was enjoyable but I didn’t enjoy some of the form of the content. It’s a good book to be encouraged or convicted. But I didn’t learn anything new to apply to my life or feel spurred on. It’s good writing but wasn’t new news for me right now. It might be much more convicting or insightful if these are not ideas you are used to.
lucsants_lucas's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
litnut's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing! It showed me how to strengthen my walk with God more, and it was like a mirror was being held up before me showing my weaknesses and areas of growth I want to tackle. I learned so much more about the deep love of God. I want to be filled with that love and show it to others.
espykes's review against another edition
5.0
Keep a pack of sticky notes next to you while reading this. I marked so many things I wanted to be able to find easily later on. I also took notes and highlighted a lot. Be sure to get your own copy and don't be afraid to annotate. There is a lot of good stuff in this book.
mmalone's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
kaleyalness's review
The author kept making remarks that felt both unnecessary and sometimes offensive and it didn't feel worth finishing.
kristinbetweenthepages's review against another edition
5.0
I've been reading this book for almost TWO YEARS, but wow. Worth the time it took to dig deep into my faith and absorb. Loved this!
yodareads12's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
I highly recommend this book to anyone who claims Christianity! Francis Chan reminds us of the crazy kind of love we are supposed to have for those around us. He calls out those of us who just "check the boxes" and reminds us that God never intended for Christianity to be that simple.
In fact, when you are truly in love with God, you can't help but share the good news. You can't help but to tell people about Him. The little things don't matter, because you have the Big Guy on your side.
One other thing that really needed to be mentioned is how privileged American Christians have become. And he nails it spot on. We get so caught up in the types of music, and how comfortable we are that we forget what important. That's sharing the Gospel.
God doesn't really care how comfortable your backside is while you sit in your air conditioned building listening to the music you want to. He cares when you get up and get out there and share His good news. The Bible never says Christianity will be easy, it says it will be so very different from everything else around us.
We have to go against the flow just the way Noah did when he built a giant boat for this magical thing called "rain" that had never happened before. We are called to give to those in need, not hoard our money so we can get the fancy cars and go to the expensive concerts.
This is one of my biggest struggles, and has been for a long time. Seeing privileged, entitled Americans complaining when most of the world (I believe it's 80% or 90%) live off of less than $5 a day. This is also convicting for me because I've been in that place as well.
To end my soap box, this book is an amazing read! And you need to read it. Obviously, if you're not a Christian, most of it probably won't make sense. But you can always read it as well and feel free to reach out with questions! I'm not all knowing by any means, but I'll answer to the best of my knowledge!
I pray that I have this crazy kind of love we are called to, and I pray that those around me see it.