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Summary: Must read for 90's Christians and seekers.
Review: Yancey, always interesting and readable has nailed it here. What's So Amazing... is his best. He presents the uniqueness of the Christian message with unequaled power and challenges us put it to work in our lives. He pointed critique of "Christian politics" is on the mark. This is a book to savor and re-read.
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Summary: One of the best books I have ever read!!
Review: I have been a follower of Christ for many years, but never understood the word my faith was based on...GRACE. I realize now that I am accepted and loved by God the way I am...while I am on the way to what He wants me to be. This book was like a refreshing drink of water to me. It has given me the strength and knowledge to continue on in my faith. Thanks Mr. Yancey!!
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Summary: Stopped me in my tracks!
Review: I thought I knew about grace, and I thought I was graceful because grace is a word that all we Christians know so well (ha, ha). Philip Yancey quickly cut the rug out from under my feet. I never realized how ungraceful I was. It took a long time to read because I had to stop and pray after every few pages. Every Christian needs to read this book!!
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Summary: Yancey probes our inner being with glove of tenderness
Review: In true yancey style (something you should become acquainted with if you are not already he portrays the most important and powerful force in the world, the loving grace of Jesus. I felt like he knew everything of my insecurities and fears and showed me a loving God beyond any other portayed to me. This book will radically and fundamentally change who you are and how you view God. If I could suggest one book for everyone to read, this would be it!
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Summary: THE must-read book for the church in the 90's
Review: According to Yancey, UNgrace is perhaps the biggest blights facing the church today. In fact, if churches more consistently dispersed true, authentic grace, people would make a beeline to any church where they would be enveloped in life-changing grace! Yancey correctly and eloquently shows how people who live in a world were UNgrace is the accepted norm are starving for REAL grace. This grace is so amazing it will change your life. Yancey uses real stories from real people to explain just HOW amazing true, Christian grace really is. I will never think of grace in the same one-dimensional way again! This is perhaps the most important book I have read in the past several years!
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Summary: A revealing comparison between the heart of God and Man.
Review: Phillip Yancey has done it again. With typical sincerity and compassion, Mr. Yancey tells us what we knew all along but forgot, bringing the definition of grace to life through vivid, real-life examples. In his most personal book to date, Mr. Yancey draws heavily on his own life experience to give us illustrations that are sometimes poignant, sometimes uplifting. As usual, Mr. Yancey writes from his soul, taking the reader with him on his own personal quest to discover the heart of God. In the process, he also reveals the heart of Man and challenges us to express grace toward others. This book may prove to be the most controversial one Mr. Yancey has written, because he reminds us how often we fall short of demonstrating grace to those who need it most. Readers who are legalistic or judgmental will find some of the illustrations offensive. But anyone who is acutely aware of his or her own shortcomings will find in this book the refreshing promise of truly unconditional love, which is the promise that drew prostitutes and thieves to Jesus while Pharisees plotted to kill Him. By contrasting our "ungrace" with God's grace, Mr. Yancey reminds us that grace is truly amazing.
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Summary: Everyone Needs to Read This
Review: This could be one of the best "faith" books I have ever read. In a day and age where platitudes reign in sermons, Yancey is able to drill down into the core purpose of Christianity. His perspective on grace is refreshing, eye opening, and portrayed in way that entices you to want to learn more. One of my favorite excerpts which is the real premise of the book: Mark Twain used to talk about people who were "good in the worst sense of the word," a phrase that, for many, captures the reputation of Christians today. Recently, I have been asking a qustion of strangers when I strike up a conversation. "When I say the words 'evangelical Christian' what comes to mind?" In reply, mostly I hear political descriptions: of strident pro-life activists, or gay-rights opponents, or proposals for censoring the Internet. Not once - not once - have I heard a description redolent of grace. Apparently this is not the aroma Christians give off in the world....Yet somehow throughout history the church has managed to gain a reputation for its ungrace. As a little English girl prayer, "O God, make the bad people good and the good people nice." Great book and a must read.
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Summary: Just a So-So Effort
Review: Please, don't shoot the messenger. I am a Christian and not some anti-Christian trying to write a bad review. As for this book, I was immediately taken in when I read one critic on the back cover of the book state that it was the best book that he had ever read. Well, since I had read Yancey's "The Jesus I Never Knew" (Which I consider to be the greatest book ever written), then I was excited to read this book. Needless to say, I was disappointed. The book had its interesting moments, but never came close to living up to the hype. Just an average book. I love the concept of Grace and all, but this book didn't really do much for me. Yancey kind of lost his direction half way through. I finished the book only because I wanted to complete what I had finished. I'm not trying to offend anybody, rather, I want people to have a candid review.
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