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I bought this book because it was mentioned on the Christian Radio broadcast, Family Life Today. I believe it is a book worth reading, especially if the reader is desiring a more intimate relationship with the LORD. I believe that Francis Chan did his best to convey what God's love for His children is like as well as how we are to respond to that love. However, for reasons I find hard to explain, reading it did not accomplish what I hoped it would. This may be partly due the fact that sometimes I have difficulty remembering what I have read. Also, the fact that I didn't have a human father growing up makes it a challenge for me to completely grasp that love sometimes. Anyway, maybe I need to re-read "Crazy Love" so I can get a better handle on it. I liked his approach by suggesting to the reader to refer to the corresponding video on the Internet to gain a greater sense of what he was trying to convey.Read full review
Crazy Love is one of the best book I have every read. It shows you what the Bible really says a Christians life should look like. The book is about God showing His love for us by sending His Son Jesus Christ to earth and die for us. Then we respond with a lukewarm lifestyle. Francis Chan shows through scripture that people who claim to be Christians yet live a lukewarm lifestyle will not go to Heaven. We only have one life that we will look back on for all of eternity. Make sure that you are truly saved and are living for Christ. There's nothing more important in life. This book is a must read book. But don't just read it yourself. Buy a copy for your friends and family.
There are many voices critiquing the North American church today. The voices come from both within and without; from those who love the church and those who hate it. We all know that there is something wrong. But what? In many cases the prescription is the same while the cure varies widely. In his new book Crazy Love, first-time author Francis Chan, pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California, regular speaker at Passion conferences and other events, and the guy who recorded that "Just Stop and Think" evangelistic video where he walks for miles holding a surfboard, takes his opportunity to challenge the church. "This book," he says, "is written for those who want more Jesus. It is for those who are bored with what American Christianity offers. It is for those who don't want to plateau, who would rather die before their convictions do." It is a book that is meant to change the way Christians live their lives. There are two ways of critiquing the church. We can critique out of love or out of disgust. Chan is committed to critiquing the church as an act of love. In a recent interview, when asked about the emergent church, he said this: "As a pastor I hear a lot of emergent leaders talk about what is wrong with the church. It comes across as someone who doesn't love the church. I'm a pastor first and foremost, and I'm trying to offer a solution or a model of what church should look like. I'm going back to scripture and seeing what the church was in its simplest form and trying to recreate that in my own church. I'm not coming up with anything new. I'm calling people to go back to the way it was. I'm not bashing the church. I'm loving it." And his love for the church is obvious throughout this book. The format of Crazy Love is straightforward and effective. Chan dedicates three chapters to renewing our understanding of the character of God and seven chapters calling Christians to examine themselves. Within the book are two ongoing themes that are going to get people talking. The first theme is that we must painstakingly examine ourselves. We cannot assume we are saved, or to use the biblical metaphor, we cannot assume that we are the good soil. Chan calls the reader to a serious self-inventory through a chapter that provides a profile of the lukewarm. He concludes, "a lukewarm Christian is an oxymoron; there's no such thing. To put it plainly, churchgoers who are `lukewarm' are not Christians. We will not see them in heaven." God wants all or nothing. The second theme is deeply counter-cultural, going against the stream of both Christian and secular culture. It is this: live your best life later. Chan wants to see Christians living differently--living in a way that is markedly different from those around them. He wants to see Christians forgoing much of what we consider necessary, what we consider our due, in order to focus on treasures that are eternal. He wants us to get outside the realm of what is comfortable to us and focus instead on radical obedience. "God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through." These two themes and a focus on the Scriptures serve to create a powerful and deeply challenging book. There is a very obvious commitment here to teach ScripturalRead full review
For Christians of any strength, this is a GREAT book. Some go through the "motions". This book will shake these Christians up in a positive way and help them feel renewed and refreshed! Highly recommended for everyone.....even those just "wondering" about Christianity.
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I have read the book through multiple times. It changed my life! Thank God for Francis Chan and his faithfulness to Jesus.
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