This is a devotional. But it is written in an apologetic venue. Apologetics is Lee Strobel's theology specialty. A former atheist, Strobel has written many apologetics venue. He also serves as a teaching pastor at a Texas Church, Woodlands Church. These are some of his many apologetics books. Among his books are THE CASE FOR CHRIST, THE CASE FOR FAITH, and seasonal books like THE CASE FOR EASTER. Mark Mittelberg is the other author for this devotional. He is a Christian author, speaker, and outreach strategist. In this devotional, Strobel and Mittelberg begin this book with an Introduction. They spread the content across 358 actual pages of material. Each devotion begins with a Bible verse.Each devotion is about two pages long. Each devotion ends with a food for thought segment after the devotion. Strobel and Mittelberg end with Notes for each chapter, author bios for Strobel and Mittelberg.
I have just finished these devotions early this evening. As i was reading them for review, I knew that I had only a limited amount of time to go through this book. But these devotions are meant to be read maybe once a day. The material, which is heavy on loving God and Christ with all our minds and all else we have, and sharing His message with others, may be easy to grasp intellectually. But they are hard to apply to one's life. I was glad that the authors leave out politics, for the most part. But I could pretty much guess where they lean. At a time where the United States is so divided, this divide affects the Church between the Religious right (who focus on opposing abortion and same-sex marriage and the Religious Left (who focus on opposing racism, social and economic injustice and man's cruelty to man). I found this book encouraging and challenging.
I recommend this book for everyone. It is especially intended for Christians at all levels of maturity.
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to give a favorable review of this book.
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