A 40-Day Devotional Experience
by Larry Crab
I am always on the hunt for new devotionals that might offer a fresh perspective on the Bible or maybe speak to this season of my life. I read another book by Larry Crab not too long ago which I enjoyed and had heard about his book "66 Love Letters". When I saw that he had written a devotional based on that book I thought it would be worth a read. And with a tag line "the goal? to lose our story in His" I thought I found the perfect book. Unfortunately this book fell quite short of that goal. In theory, you'd spend 40 days reading about God's great love for us as told through His word. But I guess trying to condense into 40 pages something that you couldn't capture in an entire book is really an insurmountable task even for the most gifted writers. Maybe my expectations were a little too high. Though I expect a devotional to be rooted in scripture. This book was not. I also expect that the writer would point you to places in the Scripture where you can dig a little deeper. this was also not the case with this book. I actually found nothing challenging or encouraging about reading through this. In fact, it was a big waste of time. I'm not sure I could even think of an audience that would benefit from reading this. Truly unfortunate. I think he should stick to writing books, not devotionals.
I received a copy of this book from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their book review program. I was not required to write a positive review; the opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16, Part 255 “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
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