Max Lucado. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2010. 240 pp. (Hardback).
In a shot directly to the heart, Max Lucado challenges his readers by pointing out a few facts about the state of our world: 1.75 billion desperately poor, 1 billion hungry, 10 million dying each year in Africa of preventable diseases. Lost and lonely people everywhere.
Lucado’s easy, conversational style does not mask the seriousness of his message: Modern-day Christians — Joe Pot Roast, he calls us — have both the responsibility and the ability to make a difference in the world through giving, through caring for others, through prayer. A chapter in the book addresses how and why we should show hospitality, while another encourages the reader to really see people instead of writing them off. Others deal with persecution and keeping ourselves free of pride as we help others.
The book draws heavily from the Book of Acts, mixing biblical illustrations with modern-day anecdotes to prod the reader into action, ending with, “None of us can help everyone. But all of us can help someone. And when we help them, we serve Jesus. Who would want to miss a chance to do that?”
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