This book rocks!

Here is a book that I believe is awesome and I would suggest it to anyone to read. It not only brought about a new close friendship (she probably knows more than she wishes) but it also started me on another leg of my journey - this one was to become closer to the Savior who loves me. The following is a review I wrote about the book for a church newsletter.

Love Beyond Reason

It is February and love is in the air. Thinking about love I am reminded of the best love story ever told. It is of a Savior who came to be with His people and die for them so that they could live with Him forever. It is the story of this love that is told by John Ortberg in Love Beyond Reason. The book opens with the story of a little girl and her rag doll. The doll was always with her and she loved it so much. If you loved this little girl then you loved her doll. This is the principle that the book is based on; We are all rag dolls but we are God’s rag dolls. Through out the pages of Love Beyond Reason we can see the courtship of God and man. Mr. Ortberg not only explains the different ways God shows His love to us but also gives reasons why we may not accept His love and ways to overcome those reasons. When I picked up this book it was at the recommendation of a friend. I was not happy with where my relationship with God was going and that was also affecting my relationships with others. I could not comprehend why God would love me so much. In the pages of this book I found out truths about myself and my behavior. I also began to find out just why God loves me so much. This book was only the beginning of the journey to a new level in my relationship with God. It doesn’t matter if right now you feel that you are the rag doll or the rag dolls owner, this is a book that will bring new hope and understanding to the love story of the ages.