Rating:  Summary: Easy Read Review: A great book! I was told that Max Lucado writes great, easy to read books...and it's true. I flew through this book in a couple of days. Very entertaining and eye-opening. May we all strive to be "Just Like Jesus!"
Rating:  Summary: Just like Usual, A Great Book! Review: I am a huge fan of Max. I have read many of his books, and this is my favorite one. I passed over it many times simply because I knew it was going to touch on some sensitive issues. When I finally bought it, I was so glad I did. It was exactly what I needed to hear, but put in a way that I didn't mind. I have read it twice, and I'm starting my third time around!
Rating:  Summary: A Bit of a disappointment Review: I am a Max Lucado fan. I am also a Joe Beam fan. But I must say I was a bit disappointed in this book by Max. He was very general and seemed to repeat himself. Don't get me wrong, it is a descent book but Max's best was "No Wonder they Call Him the Savior" and "He Still Moves Stones."
Rating:  Summary: Change My Heart Review: I bought this book the day I bought my bible. A friend of mine had told me that if I was going to "investigate" Christianity, that I should read other works as well. Well, she was right ... and I am no longer "investigating". The principles in this book are fabulous, and it is (to the dismay of some) very easy to follow and understand. I am letting my little brothers read it right now, and they are totally into it as well. It's funny ... The usually only read comics and fantasy novels. I would recomend this book to anyone checking out christianity or trying to improve on being "just like Jesus".
Rating:  Summary: Feeling apathetic....read this!! Review: I didn't expect this book to have such an effect on my life. Max Lucado has a gift of presenting spiritual truth in a very real and personal way. This book has challenged me to not only know Jesus, but to ask Him to change my heart. After I finsihed the book, I felt completely filled with God's love for me. It challenged me to make some changes in my life. A must read!!
Rating:  Summary: It's changed my life and my way of thinking! Review: I read this book a little over a month ago and even today I was thinking about what it said. This book has challenged what I think and how I live my daily life. There are stories of people who challenged themselves each and everyday to live as Jesus did. And they did it! Real stories, not just a fictional book. Max makes you think about your life and how you are living. There is a part in the book where he tells you to march you thoughts to God and to let him judge them. I am constantly finding myself do this. Never before had I read a book and remembered it a month after reading it, until I read "The Great House Of God" (Also by Max) I remember parts of that book a year after reading it. Max Lucado is a very talented writer and I'm excited that he is on the right side! May God bless him for his obedience.
Rating:  Summary: Disappointing Review: I was disappointed. I had heard good reviews from local christians, but the book was much more simplistic and less enlightening than I had expected. The ideas are simple, but he repeats them often enough to have the ideas sink in. For some, this may seem like manna. I was looking for more substance.
Rating:  Summary: Just Like Jesus Review: In yet another wonderfully inspirational book, Lucado urges his readers to live a life that Jesus would be proud of. He doesn't tell the reader what he needs to do however, just reminds us of the way that Jesus lived and that we should look at him as an example of how to live. Enhancing this message is a very useful study guide perfect for small group study or even individual contemplation. Lucado's illustrations using his own family and experiences really help to fit his words and the words of the Bible into our own lives and remind us that "He loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus." Why 5 stars?: Lucado has turned out another powerful book concerning how we can become like Jesus. The study guide make the reading of the book even stronger by challenging the reader to look deeper into his own life. Recommended for those strong in their faith, but still wanting to improve their walk with God, all the way to those who are just curious about who Jesus is.
Rating:  Summary: Good but not Lucado's best Review: Just Like Jesus can be inspirational at times, mundane at others. I think this is a book that would have a better message with fewer pages. It seems the author sometimes begins to ramble in his stories looking for space filling material instead of staying focused simply on the message. However, the next to last chapter does stay on target and is some of the best, most inspirational reading I've had in some time. Just Like Jesus takes you from the here and now to a view of eternity. Can you be like Jesus? Well, no one can be perfect but Jesus demonstrated so many qualities and traits that anyone should be willing to emulate to be like Jesus. Afterall, Jesus now lives in heaven and isn't that where we want to be? We want to be just like Jesus...living with God and in a wonderful place. To do that, we must also try to emulate what Jesus was while He was on earth. Through this book, Lucado shows us some of the qualities we can attain to...if we desire. While this may not be the best book I've read, it's certainly worth reading if you are on a spiritual quest to follow Christ.
Rating:  Summary: Good but not Lucado's best Review: Just Like Jesus can be inspirational at times, mundane at others. I think this is a book that would have a better message with fewer pages. It seems the author sometimes begins to ramble in his stories looking for space filling material instead of staying focused simply on the message. However, the next to last chapter does stay on target and is some of the best, most inspirational reading I've had in some time. Just Like Jesus takes you from the here and now to a view of eternity. Can you be like Jesus? Well, no one can be perfect but Jesus demonstrated so many qualities and traits that anyone should be willing to emulate to be like Jesus. Afterall, Jesus now lives in heaven and isn't that where we want to be? We want to be just like Jesus...living with God and in a wonderful place. To do that, we must also try to emulate what Jesus was while He was on earth. Through this book, Lucado shows us some of the qualities we can attain to...if we desire. While this may not be the best book I've read, it's certainly worth reading if you are on a spiritual quest to follow Christ.
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