While this blog is not a place for me to proselytize, it is a place for me to tell you about books I’ve read. And it just so happens that 1) I am a follower of Jesus, and 2) Sometimes I read books related to that. So with that little caveat, I want to tell you about Crazy Love by Francis Chan.
The first half of this book is…hard. It hurts. Chan doesn’t beat around the bush to make us feel better about a comfortable, no-strings-attached, consumer-based faith. In fact, he is pretty harshly critical of the version of Christianity that is so prevalent in America today without naming anyone (or even any doctrine) in particular. A refreshing balance. But if you’re concerned with living out this faith, I think you’ll find his writing uncomfortable, particularly in the beginning.
The really great thing (without giving too much away) is that in the end Chan sets up examples of people who are living out their faith in some radical ways, but not so radical that you can’t identify. Then encourages you to figure out what changes you need to make unique to you based on a response to the incredible love God offers, rather than a stiff response that comes from obligation and guilt.
I feel like I’m not doing a good job explaining the book (that seems like a pretty generic summary, really, that could fit a number of modern Christian books). But the meat and potatoes of it is good, hard, discouraging-then-encouraging stuff. A well-written, serious consideration for those of us who are followers of Jesus.
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