Yesterday I spent some time with a guy who had gone through the experience of being abducted at gunpoint, and, although afraid for his life, remained calm and was able to praise God during a 17 day ordeal.

In this day and age many of us have concerns that terrorism in one of its many guises may have a part to play in our lives and part of what scares us most about that is that we don’t know how we will react and whether we’ll be able to handle the impact.

In his new book Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear Max Lucado addresses this and many other fears that we all have. Some people will not pick this book up because it is a Christian based book on fear. This is unfortunate because although it is laden with examples and quotes from the Bible it is very relevant to those who profess to have no faith.

Lucado’s amazing ability to be real about his own fears but to give advice without appearing “holier than thou” or even “better than you” makes this a book that should not only be read by all, but that you should keep close at hand to re-read as a reminder as and when you need to.

Still on the aspect of being afraid of death I was especially interested to see him pick up on Jesus’ concept that a coming death should be anticipated more like a wedding than a funeral. But I suppose that only those with a true faith in the afterlife could understand this concept.

This is definitely a five star book and one I will recommend to friends and family.

Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear is published by Thomas Nelson. I am a member of the Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers club.

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