This week as I prepared to speak this Sunday at FOTP, I was reminded of how much I love this book when I looked for an illustration in it and dsicovered how worn the pages were.  Max Lucado the author is one of my all-time favorites.  I have to admit after you have read several of his books (I counted 12 on my bookshelves and am sure I missed some) they tend to run together. I will never forget reading my fist Max Lucado book and being totally captivated.  His style will not apeal to everyone but his style of writing is so similar to my style of speaking that there was an immediate connection.

All of his books are easy to read.  You can read a chapter or two and put the book down for a few days and come back read some more.  Most of his books including this one are filled with short true stories that help you love God more than you did before you read them.

This particular book has some great stories that I have told and read to many people in many settings.  My favorite chapters are When Fishermen Don't Fish, Thanks for the Bread and the one I will share this Sunday - Joy in the Journey.

I did not realize how old this book was.  It was written in 1991 but it is still a great book to read.  I have to include it on my all-time favorite list.

Max Lucado has touched many lives including mine.  I was in San Antonio recently and visited the church he pastors but he was not there that weekend.  It was just a blessing to be there.