BOOK REVIEW: You have questions, Max offers some answers …

What do you do when you’ve written so much, you have 100 million products in print?

You take questions, and do your best to provide insightful, biblical answers.

That’s what Max Lucado has done in his new book, “Max On Life,” published by Thomas Nelson.

“We have questions. Real, important, and challenging questions …” Lucado writes at the beginning of this book. As a pastor and writer, Lucado has received many questions throughout his career from people earnestly seeking answers. “Max On Life” is a collection of those questions, complete with thoughtful answers provided by Max.

There are few “softball” questions among the queries in this book. Lucado tackles topics from why would God allow a child to suffer from cancer, to the worries of parents, to whether God leads us through our feelings. Chances are, some (or many) of the questions proffered in the book have, at some time, crossed your own mind. Because of that fact, you’ll likely benefit from Lucado’s insights.

Lucado develops his thoughts directly from scripture. Instead of providing just his own opinions to these real life questions, Lucado leads the reader to sound answers by directing them to, and through, relevant biblical teaching as a means of drawing conclusions.

True to form, Lucado uses his gift of highlighting biblical truth through powerful illustrations and word pictures as he responds to each question posed. Also true to his writing form, Lucado makes every word count, giving concise answers with simple clarity.

On occasion, I thought Lucado’s artistic style of writing was a bit much for a few of the questions. Sometimes a simple, direct answer is better than an artful one. And because this is a man providing answers to questions, you will likely find a few responses you don’t agree with.

Whether you share many or few of the questions Lucado answers in this book, the exercise of real, important questions being posed and the searching out of biblically sound answers as provided by Lucado will provide you with an example to seek truth and guidance from the Word of God, as well as some answers you can immediately apply directly to some of your own questions.

Scotty

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”