Max on Life

Max Lucado is a popular Christian author and speaker. In his latest book, Max on Life, he tackles many of the questions he has been asked over the years. The book is a large – and insightful – FAQ resource.  The questions are grouped by categories, and I really liked the topical index in the back of the book that made it easy to find questions related to certain topics.

Max answers each question with a brief, easy-to-read essay. His overall tone is gentle counsel and hopefulness, and his responses are conversational and encouraging.

I was interested in reviewing this book, as I am familiar with Max Lucado, but had not read any of this previous works. This book was a great introduction to his ministry.

I also liked that most of his responses were applicable to Christians in general, rather than a specific faith tradition. This book was not at all “preachy” and there was no finger-pointing. In fact, I’d say that his responses would be applicable to almost anyone – it’s a great guide to living a good life.

I enjoyed reading through the book, in no particular order, to learn what he had to say about the many different topics. Due to the breadth of material in the book, he was not able to give a “deep dive” on the questions. Often that was adequate, but there were some questions where I would have liked to have been able to read more about what he thought on a particular issue.

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