Next Door Savior: Near Enough to Touch Strong Enough to Trust - Softcover

Lucado, Max; Hall, Monica

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1400303729 ISBN 13: 9781400303724

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Adapted from master storyteller and award-winning children's author Max Lucado's popular adult book Next Door Savior, this book deals with the entire life of Christ, from His birth to His death and resurrection, showing His nature as both God and man. Through Scripture and anecdote, teens meet a Jesus who is intimately acquainted with all kinds of people. This is a Jesus who got his hands dirty, his feet wet, and his heart involved. His very presence transformed lives. Throughout the book are slice-of-life stories that illustrate the focus of each chapter in terms that youth can relate to.

About this title

About the Author:

With more than 130 million products in print, Max Lucado is America's bestselling inspirational author. He serves the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, where he lives with his wife, Denalyn, and their mischievous mutt, Andy.

From Publishers Weekly:

If Christian publishing phenomenon Lucado has been criticized for anything, it's for repeating the same basic themes in his books: Christ, his death on the cross and the grace and forgiveness offered to those who follow him. This latest doesn't deviate, but somehow manages to make these themes crisp and compelling. The essays, each built around an episode in the life of Jesus, are often unabashedly poignant, at times humorous and always hopeful. Lucado's unique retellings cast Jesus as a compassionate personal friend who isn't put off by anyone's past mistakes. In one essay, Jesus urges a reluctant Matthew (the tax collector) not to ditch his old acquaintances, while Matthew argues "But Jesus, these guys... half of them are on parole. Josh hasn't worn socks since his Bar Mitzvah...." A reach-for-the-hanky story portrays Jesus as "The Trashman," willing to take the burdens of others on himself. Throughout this book-as he has in others-Lucado explores the paradox of Jesus as both fully human and fully divine: "Midwifed by a carpenter. Bathed by a peasant girl. The maker of the world with a bellybutton. The author of the Torah being taught the Torah." Lucado clearly portrays God's love, forgiveness and concern about the smallest details, "for even though he is in heaven, he never left the neighborhood." Solidly grounded in Scripture, drenched in the trademark Lucado anecdotes that have endeared him to legions of fans, this book may be his best in a decade.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1400303729
• ISBN 13: 9781400303724
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208