life lessons with Lucado

The hardcover Lucado Life Lessons Study Bible: Inspirational Applications for Living Your Faith, in the New King James version, is full of study tips and tidbits. Max Lucado has a gift for connecting God's word in a practical and applicable way to a variety of life issues. The text itself is in an easy to read font, with chapters and headings in large bold print. As a study Bible, it is well organized and easy to navigate.

For those who like topical studies, this Bible contains a Devotional Index of a wide variety of topics with accompanying page numbers. Full-Page Devotional Bible Studies are periodically inserted throughout the Bible and can be searched for in the Devotional Index. There is also a Two-year Devotional Reading Plan for those that like an exegetical approach of reading sections of scripture. Each book of the Bible, both Old Testament and New Testament, begin with an introduction -- a contemporary explanation to the book as well as the specific stats such as author, when it was written, key themes, key verse, and contents. Sprinkled througout are also Life Lessons: a focus on a specific section of verses with a closer look at the situation, an observation, inspiration, application, and further verses for exploration. Other useful helps and features are: Christ Through the Bible, New Life in Christ, He Did This Just for You Verses, New Believer Studies, Spiritual Growth Verses, "The Big Picture" Reading Plan, "Where to Turn When..." Index, and a Reading Program.

This would be a perfect gift or personal purchase for a wide variety of ages and circumstances. It would make a great gift for grads, or for new Christians. It would also be treasured by those who have enjoyed Max Lucado's other works or for those looking for a comprehensive study bible for a multiaged group.

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