God is love. Crazy, relentless, all-powerful love. Have you ever wondered if we're missing it?
It's crazy, if you think about
it. The God of the universe—the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles,
galaxies and E-minor—loves us with a radical, unconditional,
self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to
church, sing songs, and try not to cuss.
Whether you've verbalized it yet or not, we all know something's wrong.
Does something deep inside your
heart long to break free from the status quo? Are you hungry for an
authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible,
even radical, solutions? God is calling you to a passionate love
relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency
isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts-it's falling in love
with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you
will never be the same. Because when you're wildly in love with someone,
it changes everything.
Crazy Love is a really good book to put our time here on Earth in perspective. We aren't here strictly to be comfortable, happy, and occupied. We are here to love others. The author argues that the 'American Dream' most people strive for is the exact thing that can keep us away from God. He talks about the fact that the lukewarm Christian isn't a Christian at all, and what God promises to do those that are lukewarm. He argues that there is plenty of grace for us when we fall down and sin, but that having a relationship with Him simply does not allow us to be lukewarm. This really is a great book!
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