This book is amazing in How it speaks of Grace!
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Captured by Grace: No One is Beyond the Reach of a Loving God by Dr. David Jeremiah is an amazing book. Dr. Jeremiah uses the song 'Amazing Grace' to unpack a fuller understand the grace of God and all it's implications. The book is divided into three sections: 1) Grace in the past, 2) Grace in the present, 3) Grace in the future. Dr. Jeremiah also takes on a journey through the life of both the Apostle Paul and hymn writer John Newton, showing how they both were captured by grace and extended that grace to others.  I highly recommend everyone to read this book.

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I have given many of these books away because I believe this is right and the present day churches won't preach this true Grace message! I thank God for His Grace and Truth that came by The Lord Jesus Christ!
I would recommend this book to all!!
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This is the kind of book that is hard to put down once you start reading it.  Rose Marie's honesty and openness about God's work of grace in her life makes the book so helpful and encouraging to others who are struggling with self-righteousness.  She shares her doubts and her struggles with her husband and children and how Jesus Christ patiently led her through those years and brought hope and peace to her heart and her marriage and family. She explains how understanding what it means to be righteous in God's sight and living in God's light and by the power of the cross brought her to a place where she no longer felt like an orphan but a very loved child of God. I would highly recommend this book. I have given it away as gifts to some in my family and have been told that they, too, were helped by it and have given it to others.
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This book really hits home, with real life examples of our inner messes and how God has provided the way to clean it all up. I love the way Bill teaches grace, grace, grace. It is God's amazing grace that gives us the capability to embrace each messy character inside of us. This is a fabulous, funny, and insightful book with beautiful, authentic advice.
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This book, and the preface, takes grace "out of the box", especially for people who have been Christians for a really long time and are used to thinking only one way about grace.  Perhaps they've been used to a very narrow view of grace, forgetting that God loved them enough to reach them and continues to love them "in spite of" their continued bad habits, etc.  They often view others through lenses of man's moral rectitude, not God's unfailing lenses of Grace, that although He is not blind to our sin, He is able to look past it, to see HIs creation that He breathed life in.  He longs to bring us back unto Himself.  This book is like a kaleidoscope; each turn of the wheel shows us a new dimension of God's amazing Grace.  Love it.  Recommend it to every new believer and every person who has been in the faith for a long while to aide them in getting a fresh perspective of this amazing Grace that God has showered on us.  Jackie Scott, Wisconsin
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I have to say that this is one of my favorite books of testimonies to the power and saving grace of Jesus Christ. Most of the contributors were good writers and had interesting stories to tell which were very educative and inspiring as well as sometimes quite brutally honest in confession of their own previous bad attitudes or errors. Many of them also came across with the heart of a true loving Christian, as they are telling their stories AFTER they were saved and transformed into "new creations." I could literally feel the love coming off the pages. BRAVO...!  P.S. I actually owned this book for months before I got around to reading it, because the combination of the title and the front cover kind of had me intimidated and thinking it might be "too dark" to read. Although there is much darkness referred to, the lightness of being of those writing their contributions to this book took away any such feeling.

I would even suggest to the author/compiler of the book that he rename and repackage it somewhat in a future printing, keeping "formerly entitled Dancing with the Devil" in smaller print somewhere on the cover so people don't accidentally purchase it thinking it is a different book. Had it been called something slightly less menacing, such as "Dancing with the Dark" and had less menacing cover design, I would not only have read it more quickly but I would feel freer to buy it as a gift to give to others who would surely benefit from this wonderful book...!
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The best way I can describe this book is as follows: imagine if you ran into Donald Miller (of Blue Like Jazz fame) at a recovery meeting of some sort and his life had just been blown up by the doctrines of grace. His testimony might just read like this. It is at times both humorously and painfully autobiographical. It is brutally honest. And yet it is eminently hopeful as the gospel stays in full view throughout. Yes there is pain here, but it is pain with a purpose.

Joe was a pastor's kid turned pastor and spent most of his life in the church. Bob spent most of his life avoiding it. Yet grace has a way of both bringing the younger brother home and beckoning the elder brother in to the feast. As the book progresses, we see that these two stories are not all that dissimilar from each other . . . or from our own. There is a pride that says to God, "I don't need you, I can figure this out on my own" and there is a pride that says "I don't need you, but I'll stick around to get your stuff".

"Grace is kryptonite to pride". This book begins with a lot of brokenness. But as the stories progress, the brokenness gives way to grace. Or rather, the brokenness is the way of grace: "grace needs one thing, it needs cracks. The bigger the crack, the deeper the grace will penetrate". The most dangerous form of pride that we all harbor is the pride that says, "I have no cracks". I loved this book. It will break you open, and it will pave the way for grace if you will kill your damned pride.
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i was thankful to be able to receive an advance copy of this book and after reading it immediately bought 2 copies for gifts.  this book is scripture based and the perfect balance between grace-giving and courage-giving words.  it is honest and real and made me feel relieved and challenged at the same time.  it is not a self-esteem/feel good about yourself because you have nothing to prove book - it is story after story that reminds us that God is and will always be God and His continual love and grace and power give us the reason to say YES to His calling.  We have nothing to prove because He has already proven it.  I have already re-read chapters of this book, and am excited to see how God uses it!  I can't tell you how many times I was reading and actually said, out loud - "YES!! THIS!!!" - so relatable and i really grew from Jennie's answers, thoughts, and breakdown of God's stories.  I can't wait for the Bible study and book club!!
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Wow, I was not expecting to be stood on my head and have my whole view,of grace turned upside down. Not only grace but God's unconditional love and delight in me. Mr Sprinkles analogies and examples came from left field but truly made me understand, feel and touch the grace he was describing . Thank you for this enlightening book I hope to be seeing more books from you.
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I cannot believe how beautifully written this book is!! I barely started reading and I have learned so much about myself and other women! It makes you sigh with relief and beauty! 
The authors have honestly been used by Christ to bring him more glory! And what a sight! I love it! And now I know that we were not simply made to serve others but to have adventures and romance as well! God has placed that in our hearts
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Through the Eyes of Grace not only honors Debi's grandmother's legacy, but should compel each person who still have parents/grandparents still alive to delve into their lives with questions and WRITE IT DOWN!  I asked a lot of questions, but never put it to paper and now don't remember what I was told so many years ago.  At the end of the book is a list of questions to get you started learning your own history.
The story flowed so smoothly that I couldn't put it down.  If my tablet's battery hadn't died I would have finished it in 1 day.
The most important thing I took away from the book is that even though Grace was not raised knowing God, she heard his voice over and over.  It shows that we are born with a spirit that knows Him even if we haven't been taught about Him.
Kudos to you Debi for having the strength and ability to write this and for all those hours spent with your precious mother gathering the information.  So glad she was able to read this before joining her Savior and the rest of the family in heaven.
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The sometimes subtle, sometimes bold message of this book is GRACE. The simple word we throw around with such ease and lack of thought or understanding. A word few of us truly grasp. This book reveals, explains, supports and exemplifies the Grace of our Mighty God and Savior Jesus Christ as no other I have read.

If you have struggled with trying to live up to some sort of unattainable "righteous" Christian standard, if you have been on the receiving end of anything BUT grace from the Church, this book will be a healing balm to your spiritual wounds and it will enable you to learn to walk in true grace instead of white-knuckling it with a Christian facade.

Get it. Read it. Soak it up. You will be so glad you did!
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This book brings so much hope to us with jagged, sinful lives. I found myself crying, repenting, and searching my heart to see if I am really trusting in the Grace of God for my standing before Him and my ongoing relationship with Him. I am looking forward to sharing this book with friends who are religious and are trusting in their good works to get to heaven and also sharing this book with those who don't know Christ and think they are too horrible a sinner to be accepted by a Holy God...
The real life stories in this book will grab you, confront you and cause you to be amazed at God's grace, and give you hope for that same grace in your own life. If you feel like your sins are too horrible, if you feel like your sins are unforgivable...read this book, and you see that His Blood, will cover, and cleanse you from all your sins, and make you sing with John Newton..."Amazing Grace how sweet the sound that saved a WRETCH like me.
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So many denominations downplay and scoff at the Grace message. This book is clear and on what Grace really is all about. Definitely worth the read!!!
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This book is an incredible testament to Gods unending love and grace for every single one of us. This book is going to bring so much hope to so many lost souls!  Its amazing!
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This book has so blessed my life as a mom of 3 boys under 4! It is full of grace, truth, hope and freedom. I am so thankful it has also been translated into Polish! I give this book to many friends and other young moms... it is an amazing encouragement on the journey!
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I finished the audio book- and I love it so much I cant wait to highlight the words of conviction, and inspiration in my own book!  This has challenged me to put my faith in action - and I believe it will make a ripple effect to everyone who reads this and the person who receives God's love through someone elses act of obedience.  Becky Kopitzke, Generous Love, is a revelation of a love movement for our good and His GLORY.  Becky shared real examples of ways to be the hands and feet of Jesus.  Its inspired me to want to be honorable to my husband, serving my children not with bitterness but with a privilege.  Im eager to teach my children to do the same beyond their circle of friends.  Becky Kopitzke also provided beautiful scripture verses to lead our way to the living word, to be the wellspring in our veins, the beat of our heart, and of course the encountering we all need from Jesus.  Generous Love has brought JOY through each chapter with meekness and a holy discontentment.  Lets be the game changer!  This book will bring hope, healing and tangible ways to love fiercely Gods way!