A Love Worth Giving: Living in the Overflow of God's Love

There was no size given for the book in the ad, so I was surprised when I opened the box to find small books with fine print that is borderline difficult to read. If I had more time before our group wanted to read and discuss the book, I would have returned them. Some of our group will be using magnifiers to read. Otherwise the books were new and in excellent condition.

Max Lucado truly defines love. Not on the superficial levels. On the deepest levels. He uses humor and his every day life experience to show that we are loved (by God) and that we can love others althought sometimes loving is difficult.

I always enjoy Max Lucado's literary style and approach. His writing reads like a friendly conversation and while the material is often presented as an admonishment, because of the tone one is never left feeling judged but rather encouraged.The best sections were those on selfishness and our inability to get out of our self to truly love others. I enjoyed the way he weaves in personal examples of his own struggles, those daily little things that set us off on ego-centric benders, with instructions of God's example of what true love for others looks like.Like all his work, the only complaint is that the book is too short. The topics are weighty and deserve more devoted analysis. He seems to be unsure of whether he is writing a quick and simple devotional or an in depth study. However, it is a quick and enjoyable read.A final thought on the content. If you have struggled with selfishness or any of the other human traits which keep us focused on self, not on God and others, you may be shocked to see how clearly your own behaviors are called out. All of us are far more transparent that we would like to think, and this book showed me just how I fall short, and challenged me to strive for something more.

This is the first Lucado book that I've read and I am enjoying it quite a bit. This book is so easy to read, which is suprising to me as a lot of these christian non-fiction books aren't. The message is clear and well written. I've been inspired to true love towards God and people.I recommend it, and I believe God will use it to redefine to you what love really is, what it means, and stands for.

Max's lastest book is one of the best he has written. This book not only speaks of how we can love people no matter what, but goes through the life of Christ and show us how He loved us first. It makes loving anyone seem possible. I walked away amazed at how much Christ loved me and how I wanted to share that with others. Having only had this book less than a month I have already loaned it to my pastor and to a person who is trying to figure out who this Christ-person is. The thing that Max does so well is he puts even simple Christian theology into physical ideas that make you understand and remember them. This is exactly what he does with this book. He takes 1 Corinthians 13 (The Love Chapter) walks through every quality giving a definition of the quality, an example of Christ's performance of the quality, and how you and I can recieve THEN give this quality to others. If you are searching for a way to understand Christ's love, this is a great book. If you are searching for how to love someone more, better, or for the first time, this is a great book. If you just want to read another of Max's masterpieces, this is a great book. Keep on writing Max...you haven't lost the touch yet!