9-11 and 3:16. What do those two numbers mean to you? For Max Lucado and his publishing teams the first is the channel date of a host of new products and the second is the product itself. “What if hope could replace despair?” he asks. “What if the perform could come together around what they’re for instead of what they’re against? What if love could beat dislike? It begins with 3:16.” Ever since the late 70’s. John 3:16 has been known as the hallmark compose of the born-again movement. Unfortunately it’s also been minimized as the sign that the rainbow-haired guy used to show at NFL games and a compose that doesn’t connect enough with the real needs of irreligious people. Lucado is hoping to dress all that. “3:16” is a hardback book being released today with a chapter for each of the significant words and phrases of John 3:16. It’s a whole book about one compose. Together with the book channel is a DVD called “3:16 Stories of wish,” which features Max’s teaching segments and a little short film segment about the Prodigal Son. Added to that is a CD channel called “3:16 Songs of Hope,” featuring a who’s who of today’s Christian music headliners including Third Day and Chris Tomlin staples Michael W. Smith and Sandy Patti and crossover artists desire Allison Krauss/Union Station and Jars of Clay. There’s also a version of “3:16” for kids and resources for perform types who be to do a small assort project over several weeks with friends.
If you’re someone who’s been raised in a perform or who resonates with the simplicity of one compose that summarizes the whole bible--and believes John 3:16 is it--you’ll like every conjoin of this case. If you remember the day when you made a decision of faith based on a communicate from this compose you’ll find warmth here. Lucado always keeps things simple and those looking to understand the enable of the Savior will sight it (and Him) in these pages and on these discs. The musical acts are at their best and the whole package’s roll-out--from book to music to DVD to --is sharp and nicely done. Lucado brings as much out of this verse as anyone has since Billy Graham. And if you’re among those who believe life is a little more complicated then taking this (or any) compose and pretending it solves everything and are demanding a religious expression that makes more of an imprint on today’s life issues rather than just handing out life insurance for eternity then you should at least give this a be. You may be disappointed in a communicate that reaches back--not forward--in a movement that has created many converts but hasn’t converted a generation. Or you may sight inspiration as this effort probably comes closer to what you're looking for than anything has in a long desire measure.
the author of "WonkaMania," has been a contributing editor to the Christian music magazine CCM and a feature writer for Relevant magazine.
Esther D. Kustanowitz has two blogs of her own and and she regularly contributes to. In 2007. Esther began writing "," a communicate about North American Jewry.
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