Crazy Love

So.

Crazy Love.

I've read it.

This is a review.



This is a really, really great book. Very well-founded in Scriputre. The author does use other speakers, but they are speakers who obviously got their words from the Bible. Some may accuse him of taking the Bible "too literally", but--come on, that is the lamest excuse ever. He proves every point he makes, and he proves it with God's own words.

In fact, one of the biggest "supports" I can give for this book is Matthew 7:17-20 (Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them.). Look at the fruits of this book, this teaching. Look at the lives that have been changed, and what results from people not only reading the book but applying what they learned from it to their lives. Even without 'firsthand knowledge', if you don't know anyone affected by this book, just think about it. What can come from this but good fruit?

Also, a caveat: this book is NOT meant to be read and checked off of a list of "good books to read" and then forgotten. If you have an intention anywhere even remotely close to such a thing, check yourself. Be prepared to change a lot of things in your life. History's main character, God, doesn't share face time nor should He, and He certainly won't say, "oh, I'm glad you have such a laid-back approach to Me. Take your time wasting the time I gave you and the things I gave you--no rush." Don't read this book if you don't want your life to change.

If, however, you do want your life to change, if you realize something is missing in your life and your everyday thoughts and actions, if you are willing to sacrifice things, then read this book.

If I may say so, God has got to be the biggest romantic out there. Prince Charming isn't even worthy to be compared to a faint outline left by His shadow. He woos us with His world, He proves His love with His action, and what can we do but return His love? His literally otherworldly, fanatical, crazy love?