Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

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Have you ever wondered if we re missing itIt s crazy, if you think about it The God of the universe the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E minor loves us with a radical, unconditional, self sacrificing love And what is our typical response We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss. Whether you ve verbalized it yet or not, we all know something s wrong. Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo Are you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself Because the answer to religious complacency isn t working harder at a list of do s and don ts it s falling in love with God And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same. Because when you re wildly in love with someone, it changes everything. Learn about Crazy Love at www.crazylovebook.com Best Read [ Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God ] By [ Francis Chan ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Mark this one under the Good Premise, Terrible Execution category Chan seeks to combate the lukewarmness of the American Church by calling us to live a radical obsessed life for Jesus Lots of good ideas here The American Church certainly is lukewarm and quickly going the way of the increasingly churchless countries in Europe Chan argues that our call to live radically is rooted in God s crazy love for us, and that s certainly true I have no doubt that Francis Chan is a solid follower of Mark this one under the Good Premise, Terrible Execution category Chan seeks to combate the lukewarmness of the American Church by calling us to live a radical obsessed life for Jesus Lots of good ideas here The American Church certainly is lukewarm and quickly going the way of the increasingly churchless countries in Europe Chan argues that our call to live radically is rooted in God s crazy love for us, and that s certainly true I have no doubt that Francis Chan is a solid follower of Christ with a big heart for his God and his neighbor But because this book has made such a big splash in the Church in the last few years, I fe...This is one of those WOW books that cause you to read something and then quietly close the book, lay it on your lap and meditate on what you have just read So many times while reading this I had to stop and wrap my mind around what I just read Francis Chan has taken the very things that I need to focus on and concisely and passionately expressed them in this book in a way that I totally get How to live my life in a way that I am showing a God who loves me that I love Him back Francis writes This is one of those WOW books that cause you to read something and then quietly close the book, lay it on your lap and meditate on what you have just read So many times while reading this I had to stop and wrap my mind around what I just ...I ve had a serious theological problem on literally every page of this so far Here are some highlights Chan is dismissive of life, even it s highest joys and lowest sorrows, because the story is about God, not people So that s all that matters In addition, a person s life boils down to how many people they ve saved which seems to mean have gotten to say a prayer Not sure where this leaves, say, Mother Teresa, who focusedon taking care of people than convincing them to say praye I ve had a serious theological problem on literally every page of this so far Here are some highlights Chan is dismissive of life, even it s highest joys and lowest sorrows, because the story is about God, not people So that s all that matters In addition, a person s life boils down to how many people they ve saved which seems to mean have gotten to say a prayer Not sure where this leaves, say, Mother Teresa, who focusedon taking care of people than convincing them to say prayers.Oh, and now Chan s confronting the problem of hell A student asks how a loving God can demand we love him via threats of punishment, and Chan s response is that God does it for our own good He threatens us because he loves us Wasn t that student listening when her boyfriend hit her It s for her own good, it s because he loves her Apparently God s love for us isn t crazy in the sense that it s so abundantly good, it s crazy in tha...My initial reaction to Francis Chan s Crazy LoveFirst of all, Crazy Love is a terrible and misleading title for this book It is not about love until, maybe, chapter 10, but by that point it is too late too much damage has already been done It is certainly NOT about God s love for us mortals.When a friend asked me about the book, this was my initial response I was hoping for a good read, but all I ve seen so far a bitthan halfway through is an angry God It s as if the title Crazy My initial reaction to Francis Chan s Crazy LoveFirst of all, Crazy Love is a terrible and misleading title for this book It is not about love until, maybe, chapter 10, but by that point it is too late too much damage has already been done It is certainly NOT about God s love for us mortals.When a friend asked me about the book, this was my initial response I was hoping for a good read, but all I ve seen so far a bitthan halfway through is an angry God It s as if the title Crazy Love means, You are so stupid and such a failure and so incredibly lame, it is crazy that God, who is disgusted by you and beat up Jesus because of it, would love such a low life as yourself Here is another picture of my reaction to the book The following are summary statements and reflections I made of each chapter I wrote them down immediately after reading each I was honestly summarizing and reflecting upon what I took from that part of the book ...Totally whooped my tail Probably THE most convicting spiritual book I ve ever read Challenges you out of any luke warm tendencies Challenges you especially in the realm of giving financially and sacrificially Really, really good prepare to be challenged out of your mind.Just flip through the ratings on this book It looks like that there are about two possible reactions for a devout Christian to this book It seems like about 60% 80% swear by this book, and the rest dismiss it on theological grounds For me, all through high school, theology was my god God s love, God s grace, and God s compassion didn t register for me I saved myself by knowing how to refute consubsta...4.5 5 stars What an incredibly powerful and convicting read This book really challenged me a lot I m gonna have to change some things after reading it I really like Francis Chan s style of writing and how personable his narration seems.Really really greatI have to be honest, I disliked this book I respect what Chan tries to accomplish and for the choices he has personally made, but I disagree with him wholesale on many levels The theme is very Catholic in nature I deserve nothing, I am not worthy, I must constantly suffer, accomplishing personal goals and dreams are only a manifestation of greed and selfishness Guilt, guilt, guilt Ok, fine, I admit it I am a former Catholic I applaud him for walking the talk downsizing his house, taking I have...This book is incredible One of my all time favorites Chan takes simple truths we have heard our whole lives, but actually challenges and dares us to change our lives.I ll admit up front that I went into this book with a bias I ve seen Chan give talks and read one of his other books Something has itched at me about him This book helps me understand why I have been bugged, but I don t think it s fair for me to speculate too much in public I ll just say that I understand now why he chose to leave his church, seemingly sell his family s possessions and follow the Spirit wherever I don t think he could have published this book with a straight face unless h I ll admit up front that I went into this book with a bias I ve seen Chan give talks and read one of his other books Something has itched at me about him This book helps me understand why I have been bugged, but I don t think it s fair for me to speculate too much in public I ll just say that I understand now why he chose to leave his church, seemingly sell his family s possessions and follow the Spirit wherever I don t think he could have published this book with a straight face unless he eventually did so.I ll just say that this book is really one chapter, one sermon, stretched into 180 pages through a saturation of scripture quotes not...

Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
  • English
  • 13 January 2017
  • Paperback
  • 187 pages
  • 1434768511
  • Francis Chan
  • Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God