"Know that you are loved."
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This is a great concept and extremely well done. Multiple timelines and detectives and one crime. I think given the complexity of the intertwined storylines a collection read if I were to do it over. But then I do like being mystified. Loved it.
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Its gonna be a bright..bright sun shinny day.....that's how Felicia makes you feel. Love lifts us up where we belong. Listen and you will feel it too.
  C. Dee Florida
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A great attitude to have about evangelizing within relationships. People listen when they know you care about them!
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Brilliant in its clarity. Authentic. Feeling. Profound and deep. The theological equivalent of E = MC2. The Life of the Beloved is deceptive in its simplicity. We are chosen, blessed, broken and given by the One who knows us as His beloved.
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I like the reminder that God's love for mankind is so great that His desire is to adopt everyone into His family. His beloved Son made it possible when out of His great love He laid down His life for us.  It often amazes us to find our greatest freedom and joy comes when we love like that and lay down our "self" for another.  I thank Sophia Blake for truthfully sharing her story and in humility giving credit to God.
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While your heart may know these answers already it helps to have them reaffirmed.
Living and loving graciously with yourself and others.
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Imagine being loved without restriction, limit or boundary.  Additionally, nothing you have ever done, or will do, can cause that love to decrease, or go away.  That love is there for you right now.  The one who loves you like this is God, and it is not based on anything you have ever done.  His love is there for you even if you never love him back.  He will love you deeply even if you never love him back, or accept it.  That is the message in this book:  each of us is loved by God with abandon.

The author uses the story Jesus told about The Prodigal Son to illustrate the love God has for us.  A man had two sons, the younger told the father he wanted his half of the inheritance now, he didn't want to wait for his dad to die.  Surprisingly, the dad gave it to him, and the son took off for the big city.

It didn't take the son long to blow it all--on riotous living, as the King James Bible of my youth called it.  When the money was gone, so were all his new found friends, and the son soon found himself starving.  The only job he could find was feeding pigs, and he was so hungry even the pig food looked good.  That is when he realized his father's servants were treated and fed better than that.  He decided to return home, beg for forgiveness, and ask to become a servant.

When the son was still a long way off, he was amazed to find his dad rushing down the road to embrace him.  As the son was asking for forgiveness, the dad was overjoyed to see him, and took off his own coat and ring to put on his son.  Additionally, the dad commanded his servants to "kill the fatted calf," and have a big party to celebrate the son's return.

The father loved his son.  He had been vigilantly watching for him every day, hoping against hope for his return.  The dad didn't care what the son had done, or where he had been, he just wanted his son back.  With the son's return, the only thing the father wanted to  do was lavish his love on him, and rejoice at his homecoming.

The author says that is the same kind of love God has for every one of us.  Even if you have walked away from God, He will always be waiting to shower you with His love on your return.  Just like the father in the story, God will delight in your coming back to him. There is nothing that anyone can do to stop the unending love He has for you.

The author maintains that understanding the depth of God's love for us will change our lives.  For new Christians, you will be amazed by the love that is available to be poured out on you.  For those who already follow Christ, it will refresh your faith.  There are no favorites with God, His love is available in equal amounts for everyone. Mr. Early fills this book with many ways and examples of how God loves us.  He also suggests that when reading the Bible, keep your thoughts on God's abundant love, and the Bible will speak to you in a new and deeper way.

I recommend this 5-star book to anyone who has not understood the depth of God's love.  Whether you are a new follower of Christ, a long-time Christian, or someone who has no belief in God at all, this book will benefit you.

The publisher has provided bookreadingtic with a complimentary copy of The Reckless Love of God through Chosen Books for the purpose of review.  All opinions expressed are my own, and I was not required, or influenced, to give anything but an honest appraisal.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255.
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Loving and authentic. A reminder to go within, a reminder that we are deeply loved, that there is angelic help, and that we need only ask. This book helps us remember what got concealed by the ego: the divine light in our Heart, in our humanity. The authors in this book speak wholeheartedly of unconditional love and compassion.  Read it and feel the weariness lift!
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Jesus is Love. And, the way of the Ragamuffin Christian is the way I believe we can become more Loving ourselves.
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I need to hear over and over again that God loves me, cares for me, is with me always, and I am His.  I need to hear that God loves and cares for all people, all people are His.  Life is hard, and we need hope.  Patrick provides hope, he shares his faith, he asks questions to help us think more deeply.  M. Scott Peck's definition of love:  " Love is the will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth."  Patrick loves people.  This book is not about religion, it provides  a way to have a closer walk with our creator.  Patrick is a person first, a friend, a pastor, a good man.
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A story of love and an awareness  of what is truly important in life -- the ability to accept others despite their differences, to be open to the person and listen.  And, the "art" of patience and perseverance.
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Every time I open this book, I am absolutely taken by the amount of care and love put in every word. It is truly meant to lead you by the hand, to the best part of you. KNOW THYSELF is a book that the world is ready for, delivered in a way never experienced. I would recommend this book to anyone. Just one page is enough to brighten anyone's day. Enjoy the journey, and I hope this can become part of yours.
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One of my all time favourites! Everyone should have this imprinted on their soul from the moment they arrive 'til they day they ride on out! What a joy to know you are loved, wanted and welcomed home.
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Love is kind and this story has shown all these
qualities.
It is best to always be honest and the truth will set you free to love and care for the right person.
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Love is all around us. So why don't we all say, "I love you" and act in love?

The answer is so simple.
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It has been said you must first love yourself before you can truly love another.  How many of us know what that really means?  I know I didn't even know how to begin.  We have always been taught to care and love for others.  This book will help on your search to know how to do this.  Lots of good tools. A last thought....It is the love that comes out of you that feels so good.
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Living in Grace opens many warm doors to my heart.  Divine Love is alive and well here, and, as Divine Love is a synonym for GOD, we feel His ever-presence all through the pages of this lovely tome. Beca shows how to be open to this Presence and live a life with Truth and Grace.
Pick it up, read it, make the Shift, and BE!!!!!  "Divine Love always has met, and always will meet, every human need", and your needs will be met with this lively romp through Life.  Get it now.....

Michael B. Reed